2.6 million students returned to school on September 1, with a personalized AI program in 4th and 3rd grade and tools authorized in more than ten science streams.
Approximately 2.6 million students, including 180,000 who entered the preparatory course, entered Israeli schools and kindergartens on 1 September 2026. The Ministry of Education has made artificial intelligence one of the axes of the year, alongside a distinct novelty: the introduction of financial education as a subject in its own right, first in class 3, with an extension planned for the second in 2027-2028.
More than 12,000 English, science and technology teachers are required to attend dedicated training on the AI component. Students in the 4th and 3rd grades participate in a 20-hour personalized learning program. Most importantly, AI tools will be integrated into the work of the Israeli Bachelor's degree in more than ten scientific and technical fields, and 27 institutions are opening up an AI science field.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch presented the school year around three themes: belonging and security, identity and roots, knowledge and tools to face a changing world.
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