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Ministry of Education

משרד החינוך‎
Ministry of Education Headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	1949
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Ministry of Education and Culture
Jurisdiction	Government of Israel
Headquarters	Lev Ram Building, Musrara, Jerusalem 31°47′3.97″N 35°13′26.48″E / 31.7844361°N 35.2240222°E / 31.7844361; 35.2240222
Annual budget	42 billion New Shekel
Minister responsible	Yoav Kisch
Agency executive	Meir Shimoni, General Director
Website	edu.gov.il

The Ministry of Education (Hebrew: מִשְׂרָד הַחִנּוּךְ, translit. Misrad HaHinukh; Arabic: وزارة التربية والتعليم) 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. 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. 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. 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.

List of ministers

References

1. State Budget Proposal for Fiscal Years 1023-1024 Archived 2013-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Finance
2. The Retreat from Public Education: Global and Israeli Perspectives, Orit Ichilov
3. "Shomron Regional Council Receives National Education Award". Israel National News. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012. "The award is an expression of our respect and appreciation for local authorities that are outstanding in the investment in education and in the importance they attach to fostering the local educational system."
4. "בג"ץ פסל נוהל של משרד החינוך שפגע בתמיכה בפעילות ארגוני יהדות פלורליסטים". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
5. "משרד החינוך מתעלם מפסיקת בג"ץ: פרסם נוהל שפוגע בארגוני יהדות פלורליסטיים". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-26.

External links

• Official website
• All Ministers in the Ministry of Education and Culture Knesset website

v t e Education ministers of Israel
Shazar (1949–50) Remez (1950–51) Ben-Gurion (1951) Dinur (1951–55) Aran (1955–60) Eban (1960–63) Aran (1963–69) Allon (1969–74) Yadlin (1974–77) Hammer (1977–84) Navon (1984–90) Hammer (1990–92) Aloni (1992–93) Rabin (1993) Rubinstein (1993–96) Hammer (1996–98) Levy (1998–99) Sarid (1999–2000) Barak (2000–01) Livnat (2001–06) Sheetrit (2006) Tamir (2006–09) Sa'ar (2009–13) Piron (2013–14) Bennett (2015–19) Peretz (2019–20) Gallant (2020–21) Shasha-Biton (2021–22) Kisch (2022–)

v t e Israeli Cabinet portfolios
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