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According to a report dealing with the effects of the corona on the economy, it appears that the discontinued school year is expected to increase inequality. Economists have recommended improving the distance learning system, reaching agreements with teachers' organizations and increasing the number of frontal school days. Compared to OECD countries, Israeli students learned less


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Bank of Israel: Disruptions in the education system will hurt students' future income

According to a report dealing with the effects of the corona on the economy, it appears that the discontinued school year is expected to increase inequality.

Economists have recommended improving the distance learning system, reaching agreements with teachers' organizations and increasing the number of frontal school days.

Compared to OECD countries, Israeli students learned less

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In the video: Half a million students return to school (stills: Reuven Castro, video: Roni Kanfo, Yotam Ronen)

The Bank of Israel estimates that the policy of operating the education system in the corona year may have long-term effects, which are expected to be reflected in the future income of the students affected during it as well as the increase in inequality - according to a special report published today (Sunday). The Israeli economy.



"The policy of operating the education system in the years 1957 and 1957 may have long-term effects, which will be reflected in the decrease in the income of the individuals affected throughout their working lives and in the increase in inequality," the authors of the report wrote.

"In addition, the difference in the degree of disruption of studies between Israel and other OECD countries, which have managed to maintain a relatively continuous activity of the education system, may increase the achievement gaps between the yearbooks affected in Israel and their OECD counterparts."



Therefore, the Bank of Israel recommends re-examining government policy in the field of education while maintaining as regular a learning routine as possible, while adopting alternative solutions for maintaining social distance.

This is in order to "improve and deal with future events of widespread disruption in studies, for example due to security emergencies."

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The Bank of Israel has recommended improving the distance learning system (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The Bank of Israel recommends improving the distance learning system - improving students' access to communication infrastructure, improving the training system for teaching staff and adapting the learning materials for distance learning.

The Bank of Israel also recommends reducing the harm to studies in general and to groups at increased risk of dropping out - when making a decision to return to studies, focus first on these strata, for example ninth graders, who are in the transition between institutions.



The bank's economists also write that arrangements must be reached with the teachers' organizations regarding the rotation between the vacation dates of the education system and the closing days of the system in order to increase the number of frontal school days.

In addition, they proposed that in order to reduce the achievement gaps, it is recommended to increase the budgeting of programs to reduce the gaps in the education system, in view of the strong negative impact of dropping out on students from low social backgrounds.

International comparison: 0% vs. 60%

Because of the negative effects of the closure of the education system, many countries have abandoned the absolute closure approach and moved to an approach of academic continuity while avoiding, as much as possible, widespread disruption of frontal learning in schools.

A comparison of the policy measures between Israel and the OECD countries shows that while Israeli students have suffered from a significant disruption of studies, there are countries that have managed to minimize the harm to students.



Until the end of February 2001, the education system in Israel did not operate in full format in all age groups even for one day; in 40% of the school days, the system was physically closed and only distance learning was conducted, and in 60% it was partially open. : On average, in about 60% of the study days, the studies were conducted in a full frontal format at all age groups, in about 15% there was a complete physical closure.

The Bank of Israel explains that the gap in the extent of the disruption of studies is not only due to government policy, but also to differences in the objective conditions between the countries, and in particular to the density of classrooms in schools.

"Given these conditions, it is important to consider solutions that are intended to return all students to frontal learning on the basis of reducing the number of students in the class and while reducing teaching hours," the Bank of Israel recommends.



The Bank of Israel's report also shows that the harm to students over the past year has been differential, and depends on the socio-economic background of their parents.

A survey of 6,000 teachers in Israel found that 75% of teachers felt that distance learning was less effective than frontal learning, and 73% stated that distance learning harmed students from weak socio-economic backgrounds.

These data on differential impairment are supported by findings from a long-term household survey, which show that the higher the parents' education or income, the more likely it is that the child will receive homework assistance from them and also receive private lessons from an outside source.

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