Developments in the Education System in the Last Decade

Developments in the education system need to be examined from a longterm perspective (of at least a decade), because the fruits of the efforts and resources that are invested in the system are often visible only after a period of many years. The last decade as a whole is replete with positive trends, but there remain many areas, primarily in terms of educational and social gaps that have not narrowed, which the education system must work hard to improve.

This introduction appears in the Center’s annual publication, State of the Nation Report 2016, edited by Prof. Avi Weiss.