The Taub Center Education Policy Program examines the education budget and its allocation, the quality of education provided to the citizens of tomorrow, and the gaps between students in various segments of the population as well as ways to narrow them. It also monitors important developments and events, such as the pandemic and its effect on the education system. The research carried out by the Taub Center in education has in recent years focused on, among other things, special education, gaps in academic achievement, high school dropouts, the shortage of teachers, implementation of the Compulsory Education Law from the age of three, teacher training, higher education, and the Bagrut (high school matriculation) exams.
Young Children and Their Parents During the War
22.01.2025Events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war have deeply impacted young children and their parents. A survey conducted...
The Education System in Israel 2020–2024: A Conservative System in a Dynamic Reality
15.01.2025This chapter examines the state of the education system in Israel in light of recent events — the plan for...
Do Bagrut Exam Accommodations Level the Playing Field or Magnify the Achievement Gap?
29.05.2024Over the past decade, the percentage of students receiving accommodations for learning disabilities during bagrut exams has steadily increased. As...
Expenditure per Student in High Schools in Israel
02.04.2024A new study by the Taub Center examines the expenditure per student in high school in Israel’s State school system,...
Who Provides Welfare and Education Services? Local Spending on Welfare and Education in Israel
15.02.2024Local elections are just around the corner, prompting the release of a new study by the Taub Center which analyzes...
Early Childhood Education and Care in Israel: An Overview
03.01.2024In 2022 there were about 1,286,000 children from birth to age 6 in Israel, and by 2032 that number is expected to reach 1,476,000. Dr. Sarit Silverman and Dr. Carmel Blank, researchers at the Taub Center, focus on the unique challenges facing policy makers in order to improve the quality of early childhood education and care frameworks.
This research was generously supported by the Beracha Foundation, the Bernard van Leer Foundation, and Yad Hanadiv.
Young Children Below the Poverty Line
18.12.2023In 2018, almost one-third of young children (up to the age of 4) in Israel lived below the poverty line...
- Yael Navon Liora Bowers
Light and Shadow in the Israeli Education System
04.12.2023Nahum Blass, Chair of the Taub Center Education Policy Program, outlines the sensitive points in the education system, noting, in...