We checked with the leading parties: what do they promise to do with the education system? | Dudi Patimer
Two weeks before the school year and two months before the elections, Maariv examined what the leading parties in the polls promise in education. Platforms include strengthening state education, narrowing gaps, integrating AI, improving teachers' status, and addressing Haredi education. Among the parties: Yashar, Likud, Bechad, The Democrats, and Yisrael Beiteinu. Yashar offers state education as a common anchor, Likud focuses on technology and strengthening Jewish identity, Bechad proposes a national education council, The Democrats emphasize democracy and citizenship, and Yisrael Beiteinu stresses excellence.
Two weeks before the start of the school year and two months before the elections, Maariv examined what the leading parties in the polls promise in education. The platforms reflect a variety of approaches: Yashar places state education as a common anchor, with core studies including Judaism, mathematics, sciences, English, history, and civics, and proposes bringing Haredi education into the state-Haredi framework, with affiliation to state education as a precondition for public funding. Also proposed are the establishment of a national education council, pedagogical autonomy for principals, and a new employment track for young teachers. Likud, led by Netanyahu, focuses on technological adaptation, including personalized learning with AI, integrating special education, limiting mobile phones in middle schools, and strengthening Jewish and Zionist identity. The Bechad party proposes a national education council, 60% common core, stopping funding for institutions that do not teach 100% core studies, and a starting salary of 12,000 shekels for teachers. The Democrats, led by Yair Golan, propose a council for state education, expanding democracy and civics studies, and abolishing the special status of party-affiliated education networks. Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Lieberman, emphasizes excellence, managerial independence for principals, and rewarding teachers based on innovation and teaching quality.