Teachers: 'True or false'? From: Jerusalem Post | Date: November 13, 2007| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

EMMY ZITTER
Jerusalem Post
11-13-2007
Headline: Teachers: 'True or false'?
Byline: EMMY ZITTER
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 16

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 -- In the wake of the claims and counter-claims surrounding the current high-school teachers' strike, the only thing clearly emerging these days from Israeli classrooms is chaos and confusion. Everyone accepts that the problems of the education system are severe, but there's little agreement on how to address them.

The following true-or-false test might help clarify the issues for average Israelis.

True or false? Teachers are underpaid, ...

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