[etni] Livnat set to unveil revolutionary education policy
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Livnat set to unveil revolutionary education policy
Haaretz - December 18, 2003
While Israel's political arena braces for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
political address Thursday at the Herzliya Conference, officials in the
Education, Culture and Sport Ministry are anticipating what they describe as
a "drama" of their own: a speech to be given at the conference by Education
Minister Limor Livnat that is expected to relate to a revolutionary
education policy.
The education minister will deliver her address while serving as chair at a
forum entitled "Changes in the education system."
As part of the reforms, Livnat plans to institute a five-day school week,
oversee the layoff of thousands of teachers and expand the jobs of teachers
who remain within the system.
Livnat and her aides are aware that these changes are liable to spark bitter
confrontations with the nation's two teacher associations, and could include
prolonged school strikes. As a result, the timing of the plan's unveiling -
in the middle of the school year - could be less than ideal. Nonetheless,
Livnat is resolved to go full steam ahead with her education reform program;
in doing so, she could implement the most comprehensive reforms ever
instituted in the school system.
(To read the whole article, go to -
www.etni.org.il/news/livnatrevolution.htm or
www.etni.org/news/livnatrevolution.htm )
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