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.
The substitutability between class size and instructional hours and its impact on academic achievement
17.08.2023The study examines the relationship between class size, instruction hours, and academic achievements from an international perspective. The study has...
International Exam Scores and Economic Growth
23.03.2023Executive Summary International exams like PISA and TIMSS examine the academic achievement of students, and, according to many, they contain...
Free Early Childhood Education: Challenges and Policy Alternatives
18.01.2023Early childhood is the most formative period in a person’s life. It is a period of accelerated cognitive, emotional, and...