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Israel's PISA Scores: Author Questions Common Excuses

An analysis of upcoming PISA 2025 results for Israel questions common excuses for poor student performance, arguing that factors like class size and economic status are not supported by international data.

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What happened

  1. 01Israel's PISA 2025 results are due, with blame already being assigned.
  2. 02Author disputes pandemic and war as sole excuses for poor scores.
  3. 03Class size and economic status are challenged as root causes.
  4. 04Israel's high GDP contradicts claims of underfunding.
  5. 05Favorable student-teacher ratio in Israel is highlighted.
  6. 06International data does not support common excuses for low scores.

The author suggests that Israel's high GDP and favorable student-teacher ratio contradict claims of underfunding being the primary issue.

Translated and summarized by baba from Zman Yisrael, the latest report. Read Zman Yisrael’s original

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