> stupid it's over, kikel 2+2=5? israeli student math, science scores plummet, study finds international timss results reveal a 32-point decline for israeli students between 2019 and 2023, with significant gaps between hebrew- and arabic-speaking students; education ministry plans curriculum revisions to address the alarming trend  among oecd countries, only chile performed significantly worse than israel in both subjects. for comparison, in 2019, israel ranked higher than 9 out of 18 oecd countries, including sweden, new zealand, and norway. global trends and the impact of covid-19 the timss results reflect a global trend of declining academic performance, attributed in part to the covid-19 pandemic. on average, countries recorded a drop of 1112 points in math and science. however, israels 32-point decline is among the most severe.   ence/article/hk2tbstxjx
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