Recognizing the potential of experiential education to drive social mobility, the Rashi Foundation has decided to invest in this field as a core area of its work in Israel’s periphery.
Read MoreThe teaching crisis affects directly not only the teachers but also the students. Despite the consensus on the need for change, we are still far from turning the agreement into action.
Read MoreTime and again, the discourse on a reform in the education system focuses only on teachers' wages, putting off the fundamental issue of their status until a future time that never comes.
Read MorePassing the responsibility for daycare settings for children under 3 to the Ministry of Education has created for the first time a birth-to-18 continuum in education. The is a major milestone in closing the inequality gaps, but there are still many challenges ahead.
Read MoreThe only way to help those who can't make a living in a post-corona world is to provide retraining for employment in relevant new fields
Read MoreWith equal access to remote learning and more autonomy to the municipalities, the coronavirus crisis can lead to a better education system
Read MoreThe World Economic Forum joins the international institutions looking into the impact of social mobility and inequality on economic growth.
Read MoreAfter the election we need to focus on the urgent tasks facing the next government, including major reforms in the Israeli education system
Read MoreBusiness and non-profit organizations, including Rashi, show how Israeli innovation is harnesses for social and enviromental sustainability
Read MoreThere is almost no need to explain why equal opportunities in education are essential for social mobility. But an equal budget isn't equivalent to equal opportunity.
Read MoreThe gaps that appear by age 3 between children growing up in beneficial vs. unfavorable environments are almost impossible to close later on.
Read MoreRashi Foundation's policy brief presents guiding principles and recommendations for a comprehensive and effective national plan that will change the reality in Israel's periphery
Read MoreOverturning the pyramid requires a major paradigm shift with regard to the significance of early childhood as a key to social mobility
Read MoreOur experience shows that with intensive pedagogic training, teachers can lead students who failed in the past to achievement
Read MoreWe are happy to share a guest post by Hadas Levi Billig, Programs Manager at Rashi’s Cyber Education Center that offers opportunities to children and youth in the geo-social periphery
Read Moreas a newly founded state, Israel has succeeded in ensuring the mobility of its younger generation. But the present inequalities, put the mobility of our children at risk.
Read MoreAn Israeli child born to parents in the bottom fifth of the income distribution has a chance of 10.5% to reach the top fifth as an adult
Read MoreWhat is the connection between the income of a child's parents and his or her chances to become an inventor?
Read MoreRashi’s new initiative, a pedagogic network, advances low-performing schools, which are found mostly in the social and geographic periphery of Israel
Read MoreInter-generation mobility is actually an indicator of equality of opportunity in a society.
Read MoreWe hear a lot about social mobility, but what exactly does it mean and why is it important?
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