This is what a degenerate government looks like: four years of destroying Arab education

A report in 'Local Call' claims that the right-wing government has led to the destruction of Arab education over four years, with a drop in PISA scores below those of the Palestinian Authority. The article presents budget data showing a growing gap in favor of poor Jewish students compared to poor Arab students, and accuses Education Minister Yoav Kisch of cutting budgets for programs aimed at reducing disparities.

This report claims that Israel's right-wing government, over its four-year term, has led to the destruction of Arab education. The article presents data from the 2022 and 2025 PISA tests, showing that the achievements of Arab students in Israel dropped from 366 points to 345 points, below the achievements of Palestinian Authority students (350 points). The report compares the situation to Jordan, where achievements improved thanks to a policy of equal opportunity and significant budget additions funded by the World Bank. In contrast, in Israel, Education Minister Yoav Kisch cut budgets for programs to reduce gaps, such as kindergarten teacher training, social programs, and the feeding program. The article presents detailed budget data: in 2022, a poor Jewish student received 24.1 thousand shekels compared to 20.9 thousand shekels for a poor Arab student (a gap of 15.4%). In 2025, the gap grew to 7,000 shekels (27.6%) in favor of the Jewish student. The article claims that the discrimination stems from ostensibly equal budgeting formulas that in practice discriminate on a national basis.