Author: Melissa Newman

What Ulpan Hebrew education do children get from the Ministry of Education? Starting in the 2016 school year, the Ulpan benefits that children got changed drastically. Ulpan benefits before 2016…

Reposted from Jpost.com (March 19, 2023) Hundreds of Ulpan teachers across Israel announced on Sunday morning that they will use their sick days and not come in to teach. Hebrew…

Updated ChatGPT version performs spectacularly on most exams Republished from Jpost.com MARCH 18, 2023 GPT 4 is more able to handle nuanced instructions than its predecessor and therefore beat it…

Education Ministry present plans for new Bagrut exams program Reposted from Jpost.com MARCH 14, 2023 The plans aim to increase flexibility and are supported by teachers organizations, but were criticized…

Reposted from Jpost.com JANUARY 15, 2023 Mastering Hebrew just 4.5 years after moving to Israel from Chile Tamara Seselovsky, 26 From Santiago, Chile, to Haifa via Jerusalem, 2018. In July…

Education Ministry to restore humanities matriculation tests Reposted from Jpost.com JANUARY 5, 2023 Kish directed the ministry’s professional teams to formulate a new alternative to the format of testing in…

Ulpan Shortage Leaves Thousands of Olim Unable to Study Hebrew Reposted from haaretz.com November 10, 2022 Some 500 teachers teach Hebrew at ulpanim today, and the Education Ministry estimates that…

Matriculation reform for humanities sparks controversy Reposted from Jpost.com APRIL 27, 2022 A new reform announced by the Education Ministry will cancel the bagrut exams in humanities subjects and replace…