Pre-Primary Education in Israel: Organizational and Demographic Perspectives

13.12.2012

It provides qualitative information based on a literature review and on interviews with representatives of different authorities and organizations involved...

Trends in the Development of the Education System

11.12.2012

The initial part of the chapter shows that while Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and Arab Israeli shares of the pupil populations are...

A Vision and Set of Recommendations for the Israeli Education System

05.11.2012

Following the social protest movement of the summer of 2011, several focus groups came together with the aim of formulating...

Compensation Incentives to Boost Teacher Productivity: US Research Yields Disappointing Results

05.11.2012

The results were similar whether incentives were provided to individual teachers, or on a school-wide basis.  One interpretation of the...

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  • Adam Gamoran

Teacher Quality: Literature Review and Policy Directions

05.11.2012

However, the specific teacher characteristics that affect achievements are not known.  Thus, it is unclear how to improve the quality...

Evidence-Based Investments in Education: Recent Research Begins to Point the Way

05.11.2012

Class-size reduction, for example, was evaluated rigorously in a state-wide randomized experiment in the US, and led to important knowledge...

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  • Adam Gamoran

The Dovrat Committee, Ofek Hadash and Oz LeTmura: A Story of Rejection and Acceptance

05.11.2012

These agreements largely resemble principles proposed by the National Task Force for the Advancement of Education (the Dovrat Commission) in...

The State of Public Preschool Education in Israel

21.08.2012

While the importance of early childhood education for long-term success is widely known and commonly accepted, Israel’s investment in education...

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  • Taub Center Staff