Isreali classrooms among the world’s most crowded

This article published in YnetNews.com on the 10th of May exposes the extent in which classrooms in Isreal are over crowded and, it can be assumed; less effective in teaching approaches.

Over-crowding in Isreali Schools Photo: Ilan Mizrahi, Ynet.com

According to the OECD’s study, there is an average of 32.8 students per class in Israeli middle schools, compared to an average of 23.8 in other developed countries. Israeli elementary school classes contain an average of 27.5 students, compared to 20.2 in other developed countries.

The article is split into two sections. First; the basic information; the who, what, when, where, why, and how. The next session is about the governemntal responce to the claims, and the steps needed to improve education in Israel.

The article finished with Knesset’s Education Committee Chairman MK Zevulun Orlev, calling for an ‘emergency meeting’; so heaps of potential for follow stories. Furthermore, there is a link into a story about decline test results, underpaid techers and more on the overcrowded classrooms. Stories comparing the state of education in Israel to other Middle Easter nations would be interesting, especially in light of current conflicts through the region.

This publication caters to a Jewish audience who’s;

…intent is to provide you an information and leisure service that will be a tool for decisions, studies, entertainment and management of your daily lives. Ynet will be at your service all the time, in every place.

so seeing stories about education in this publication, is not so much a big deal, and actually a point of interest for its’ target audience.