Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses why Israeli teachers threaten to strike each year; real estate editor Danielle Nagler talks of homelessness initiatives and urban planning

Yadlin, who participated in War of Independence, known for strengthening national school system; 'He said goodbye to us in his sleep,' his son former top general Amos Yadlin tweets

Proposal significantly improves starting wages, but also increases working hours; union accuses treasury of manipulating numbers

Elementary schools facing shortfall of 424 English, 250 science teachers; Tel Aviv and central Israel bear the brunt with nearly 3,500 missing staff

Histadrut chief urges Lapid to intervene: '10,000 toddlers will be left without a daycare center this year'

Government offers NIS 8,600 as starting wage for new teachers, small monthly raise for experienced teachers; union deems offer 'ridiculous'

Softening tone, union chief says she will meet ministry officials Monday to bridge 'significant' sticking points in wage dispute, but schools to open as normal Monday

Young teachers are shockingly underpaid, but other systemic problems also stymie the goal of raising teaching standards

Bennett welcomes move, says educational institute no longer a 'stepchild'; other lawmakers see move as a refusal to bow to boycotts of the West Bank

Union chair Ben-David says Israeli leaders will soon find themselves 'facing an army of fuming and frustrated parents'; Liberman accuses teachers of being unwilling to negotiate