Ministry of Education (Israel)
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The Ministry of Education (Template:Langx, translit. Misrad HaHinukh; Template:Langx) is the branch of the Israeli government charged with overseeing public education institutions in Israel. The department is headed by the Minister of Education, who is a member of the cabinet. The ministry has previously included culture and sport, although this is now covered by the Ministry of Culture and Sport.
History
In the first decade of statehood, the education system was faced with the task of establishing a network of kindergartens and schools for a rapidly growing student population. In 1949, there were 80,000 elementary school students. By 1950, there were 120,000 - an increase of 50 percent within the span of one year. Israel also took over responsibility for the education of Arab schoolchildren. The first minister of education was Zalman Shazar, later president of the State of Israel.[1] Since 2002, the Ministry of Education has awarded a National Education Award to five top localities in recognizing excellence in investing substantial resources in the educational system.[2] In 2012, first place was awarded to the Shomron Regional Council and followed by Or Yehuda, Tiberias, Eilat and Beersheba. The prize has been awarded to a variety of educational institutions including kindergartens and elementary schools.
Activities of organizations in schools
In 2013–2014, the Ministry of Education promoted the regulation of the activities of external parties within the state schools, in a dialogue between the Ministry, the local government, parents' representatives, the business sector and philanthropic parties, as part of what was called "the intersectoral round table in the Ministry of Education". As part of the regulation, the Ministry compiled a database of external programs that have some kind of partnership with a representative from the Ministry of Education's headquarters.
In 2019, a petition was filed by pluralist Jewish organizations against the Ministry of Education due to a procedure that reduces by tens of thousands of shekels the support for the activities of these organizations in schools. In April 2021, the High Court invalidated the procedure in question, and even emphasized the importance of implementing the principles of the Shanhar Committee report on the teaching of Judaism in state education.[3] In November 2021 it was announced that the Ministry of Education is not implementing the High Court ruling and that the damage to those organizations continues.[4]
List of ministers
| # | Minister | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Education and Culture | ||||||
| 1 | Zalman Shazar | Mapai | 1 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | David Remez | Mapai | 2 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Died in office |
| 3 | David Ben-Gurion | Mapai | 2 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Serving Prime Minister |
| 4 | Ben-Zion Dinur | Mapai | 3, 4, 5, 6 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | Zalman Aran | Mapai | 7, 8, 9 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 6 | Abba Eban | Mapai | 9, 10 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| – | Zalman Aran | Mapai, Alignment | 11, 12, 13 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 7 | Yigal Allon | Alignment | 15, 16 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | Aharon Yadlin | Alignment | 17 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 9 | Zevulun Hammer | National Religious Party | 18, 19, 20 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | Yitzhak Navon | Alignment | 21, 22, 23 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| – | Zevulun Hammer | National Religious Party | 24 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 11 | Shulamit Aloni | Meretz | 25 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 12 | Yitzhak Rabin | Labor | 25 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Serving Prime Minister |
| Minister of Education, Culture and Sport | ||||||
| 13 | Amnon Rubinstein | Meretz | 25, 26 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| – | Zevulun Hammer | National Religious Party | 27 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Died in office |
| 14 | Yitzhak Levy | National Religious Party | 27 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Minister of Education | ||||||
| 15 | Yossi Sarid | Meretz | 28 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 16 | Ehud Barak | One Israel | 28 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Serving Prime Minister |
| Minister of Education, Culture and Sport | ||||||
| 17 | Limor Livnat | Likud | 29, 30 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 18 | Meir Sheetrit | Kadima | 30 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Minister of Education | ||||||
| 19 | Yuli Tamir | Labor | 31 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 20 | Gideon Sa'ar | Likud | 32 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 21 | Shai Piron | Yesh Atid | 33 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 4 December 2014 | |
| 22 | Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home, New Right |
34 | 14 May 2015 | 2 June 2019 | |
| 23 | Rafi Peretz | Union of the Right-Wing Parties | 34 | 17 June 2019 | 17 May 2020 | |
| 24 | Yoav Gallant | Likud | 35 | 17 May 2020 | 13 June 2021 | |
| 25 | Yifat Shasha-Biton | New Hope | 36 | 13 June 2021 | 29 December 2022 | |
| 26 | Yoav Kisch | Likud | 37 | 29 December 2022 | ||
References
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- ↑ The Retreat from Public Education: Global and Israeli Perspectives, Orit Ichilov
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External links
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