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Is Israel’s education minister abandoning secular schools?
“For anyone who still doesn’t understand why I’m ‘obsessive’ about revolutionizing math, English and science education, these are the results of the international PISA [Program for International Student Assessment] test conducted two years ago, before I took office,” wrote Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett on his Facebook page Dec. 7.
This so-called obsession is apparently a direct boost to the campaign he launched upon taking office to encourage expanded math studies in high school.
“We will not ease…