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Israeli Students Show Alarming Low Proficiency in Science and English

New "Tnu'fa" exam results in Israel show 81% of ninth graders are at a low proficiency level in science, and 48% of sixth graders are low in English. Education Minister Yoav Kisch reportedly delayed the release of these "failure" results.

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What happened

  1. 0181% of Israeli ninth graders are low in science proficiency.
  2. 0248% of sixth graders are low in English proficiency.
  3. 03Education Minister Kisch allegedly delayed test result publication.
  4. 04PISA results showed Israel's worst-ever performance.
  5. 05Achievement gaps between Arab and Jewish students are narrowing.
Translated and summarized by baba from Calcalist, the latest report. Read Calcalist’s original

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