Current sectionIsrael NewsAs students return to school, the Education Ministry is touting reforms in financial literacy and AI as Israel faces a shortage of qualified teachers. Students are also protesting the militarization of schools, while the curriculum expands programs aimed at strengthening Zionist identityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 01, 2026Approximately 2.6 million Israeli students are set to return to school Tuesday at some 28,000 schools across the country, including around 180,000 first-graders and 143,000 12th-graders.CommentsIn the NewsKing vs. George: Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Wants Street Renamed Over U.K. SanctionsThey Run a Jerusalem Cultural Hub. Then a Former Palestinian Resident Came BackWill Gantz's Political Downfall Imperil the Path to Unseating Netanyahu?Iran Used Oil-for-goods Deals With China to Bypass Sanctions, Sources SayWith Charlie Kirk Gone, a Battle Over Israel Is Fracturing His MovementRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of Destruction