Coalition Forms to Rescue Israel's Secular Public Education Amid Declining Performance and Budget Gaps
How 5 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By שחר אילן
First reported by Walla · Aug 5, 2026
What happened
A new coalition of secular education leaders in Israel has formed to address the declining performance and chronic underfunding of the secular public education system. They demand equal funding with religious state schools, transparency in educational outcomes, and prioritization of education in the upcoming elections. The coalition calls on all political parties to present clear education policies and nominate qualified ministers to lead reforms.
- 01A coalition formed to prioritize Israel's secular public education crisis ahead of elections.
- 02Israel's international test rankings in math and science have sharply declined since 2019.
- 03Secular public schools receive 26% less funding per student than religious state schools.
- 04Finance Minister Smotrich released 80 million shekels for secular education, but funds were frozen by the Supreme Court.
- 05Coalition demands 3.6 billion shekels to equalize budgets and calls for binding coalition agreements.
- 06Two parties have nominated candidates for education minister to lead reforms.
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