School year begins with politicians calling for unity amid political tensions, a lack of teachers and a narrowly avoided strike

Nevet and International Fellowship of Christians and Jews aim to help students in need

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'

Ministry publishes full set of regulations for the opening of the new school year amid the COVID surge on September 1

Nachman Ash instructs principals to permit medical teams on-site during school hours to inoculate students whose parents give approval

Under framework, students with a classmate who tests positive will be allowed to stay in school as long as they test negative every day for a week

But union warns that if no solution is found for high-risk teaching staff, labor action will begin later in the week; former health official says operating schools is a bad idea

Yoav Gallant announces details of studies plan, acknowledges 'there will be difficulties'; declares large investment in remote learning