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Education System Chaos Looms as School Year Nears
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First reported by N12 · 2 hours ago
What happened
Just one day before the start of the school year, Israel's education system faces chaos due to a significant teacher shortage. A senior ministry official claims leadership is misleading the public about the extent of the problem, with many classes still lacking assigned teachers.
- 01Teacher shortage causes chaos day before school year starts.
- 02Senior official accuses ministry leadership of lying about numbers.
- 03Many classes lack assigned homeroom teachers.
- 04Ministry allegedly uses new terminology to mask shortage.
- 05One teacher may be responsible for two classes.
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