Pisa

Israel Teachers Union Secretary-General Yaffa Ben David linked poor PISA scores to severe teacher shortages, criticized lack of protection against school violence, and urged strategic reforms during a conference interview.

A new RAMA report shows 81 percent of ninth-graders score low in science, compounding record-low PISA results. Education Minister Yoav Kisch released the data after months of withholding the failures.

Turkey celebrated major gains in the PISA 2025 international literacy tests, surpassing Israel across all categories as Israeli students suffered a historic decline in performance, sparking a fierce political controversy.

A leaked document by RAMA chief Gal Alon accuses Education Minister Yoav Kisch of systematically hiding failing student achievements, canceling key exams, and attempting to manipulate international PISA and TIMSS test results.