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 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...
The Relationship Between the Death of a Parent or Sibling in Early Childhood and Educational Achievement
08.11.2023The loss of someone close — a parent or sibling — is a shock for everyone, and most certainly for...
Bereavement and its impact on inequality
08.11.2023The Taub Center has published a new study that examines the impact of a loss of a nuclear family member...
- Taub Center Staff
The substitutability between class size and instructional hours and its impact on academic achievement
17.08.2023The past few years there is an ongoing discussion regarding large classes in Israel. This study examines the relationship between...
International Exam Scores and Economic Growth
23.03.2023International exams like PISA and TIMSS examine the academic achievement of students, and, according to many, they contain clues regarding...
Free Early Childhood Education: Challenges and Policy Alternatives
18.01.2023The past year has seen increased pressure to expand free early childhood education and care to include all children under...