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Education Ministry's Assessment Exams Cancellation Threatens School Year
Israel's National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education (RAMA) warned that Education Minister Yoav Kisch's cancellation of assessment exams and ban on its staff from ministry offices threatens the current school year.
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What happened
- 01Israel's education assessment authority warned of severe damage to the school year due to the education minister's actions.
- 02Minister Yoav Kisch canceled assessment exams and barred authority staff from ministry offices.
- 03The dispute centers on declining student achievement results that the ministry allegedly tried to suppress.
- 04RAMA claims repeated attempts by the minister to interfere with and alter research findings.
- 05Israel's participation in international studies like PISA and TIMSS has been halted.
- 06A review commissioned by the minister himself validated the authority's professional standards.
The dispute arose after RAMA released results showing declining student achievement, which the ministry allegedly tried to suppress. RAMA claims Kisch interfered with research findings and data, while Kisch's office accused RAMA of leaking data and a misleading campaign. A review commissioned by Kisch himself, however, affirmed RAMA's professional standards and recommended its independence.
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