Staff Shortage
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"A child is not born at age 3": The crisis that will leave thousands of babies at home on September 1st
Just before September 1st, at the WIZO Kiryat Shalom daycare in Tel Aviv, the excitement is already felt: classrooms are being cleaned, walls are being painted, equipment is being arranged, and the staff is preparing to receive the children. However, behind the festive preparations hides a much more complex reality: a severe shortage of manpower has led to the fact that the baby class at the...
"Do you have a pulse? Teach": The secret correspondence of teachers about the collapse of the system
The teacher shortage is severe and is harming students. Principals unable to find qualified staff are placing teaching students, teacher's aides, and even discharged soldiers in classrooms. Sometimes, one teacher is forced to serve as a homeroom teacher for two classes. Messages in closed forums reveal the depth of a crisis that the Ministry of Education is attempting to hide.
Worrying Trend: Teachers Abandoning the Education System Immediately After Training
The sense of mission has been replaced by frustration: about half of teaching students do not intend to enter classrooms, and the number of graduates has reached a decade low. Data from the CBS and the Knesset reveal that one in five new teachers leaves within five years. Three teachers who decided to quit share their stories of shattered dreams: "The system does not allow for true education."
Danger of Disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport: Alarming Staff Shortage Before Holidays
An internal report from the Israel Airports Authority workers' committee reveals a critical staffing shortage. Employees are forced to work up to 260 hours a month, threatening airport operations ahead of the holiday season.
Behind the chaos at Ben Gurion Airport: "There is no strike, just a lack of manpower"
While passengers at Ben Gurion Airport face long waits for luggage, employees report extreme workloads and a structural staff shortage. They claim the current employment model forces out experienced workers before they gain tenure. The Israel Airports Authority rejects these claims, citing the seasonal nature of the work and established labor agreements.
Special Education Crisis: 381,000 Students, 26.2 Billion Shekels - And Still Not Enough Professionals
Hundreds of thousands of students are entitled to special education services, but the system struggles to provide them: a shortage of kindergarten teachers, teachers, and paramedical therapists is pushing parents toward separate frameworks. "We are in a state of emergency, the ones losing out are the children."