Kisch released the RAMA report after the OECD published the international PISA results on Tuesday, with officials describing the findings as a "catastrophic event on a historic scale."

Tuesday's PISA results are expected to show a sharp decline in the performance of Israeli students – a final, dismal report card for Yoav Kisch

Education Ministry sources say senior officials working for the minister tried to portray the data more favorably, as the results show a sharp decline in Israeli students'…