Comments on: Post-holiday briefs https://www.yourish.com/2010/09/08/12068 Cutting straight to the point Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark James https://www.yourish.com/2010/09/08/12068/comment-page-1#comment-41417 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=12068#comment-41417 I’ve heard the complaint that the education quality in Israel is uneven, worse than in the US model where the K-12 school budget largely comes from the local budget. If you live in a rich school district, your education is great, but if not, it’s substandard. Israel has a higher percentage of students passing advanced classes, but overall, it is on the bottom rung of “industrialized” nations as far as education is concerned. This explains how Israel can have a stellar high tech industry while the rest of the economy lags. Also, Israel’s universities are slipping in worldwide rank.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish https://www.yourish.com/2010/09/08/12068/comment-page-1#comment-41412 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:31:48 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=12068#comment-41412 In reply to Sabba Hillel.

Nah, I meant to put those up on Tuesday. They were the post-Labor day briefs.

]]> By: Sabba Hillel https://www.yourish.com/2010/09/08/12068/comment-page-1#comment-41411 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:12:26 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=12068#comment-41411 I think that you titled this wrong. it should be “pre-holiday briefs”. Tomorrow is the holiday. yesterday was the day off of work {:-)

]]> By: Russ https://www.yourish.com/2010/09/08/12068/comment-page-1#comment-41410 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:54:11 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=12068#comment-41410 High school graduation rates are not necessarily evidence of a superior system. You can (as some US states seem to be doing) increase graduation rates by simply lowering the standards for graduation.

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