Civil and Human Rights Looking Deeper into the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Friday, November 17, 2006
2007 budget to perpetuate gaps between Jewish, Arab schools ...ministry's program for the education of minorities, slashed by 27 percent
12:04 16/11/2006 | 2007 budget to perpetuate gaps between Jewish, Arab schools | By Or Kashti, Haaretz Correspondent The Education Ministry's 2007 budget will likely preserve the gaps between Jewish and Arab schools in terms of teaching hours, and development plans for minorities will also be slashed, Haaretz has learned.
Under the proposed budget, Jewish Junior highs and high schools will have three to seven more weekly hours than Arab educational institutions.
The budget plan deals a heavy blow also to the ministry's program for the education of minorities, slashed by 27 percent, and to education in the Arab sector, which will drop by 25 percent. ...
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On the other hand, the first budget submitted by Education Minister Yuli Tamir (Labor) and Aboav, includes a significant rise of 15.4 percent in the budgeting of ultra-Orthodox schools affiliated with Shas, as well as a boost to kindergartens and elementary education. ...
