"We are in trouble," Netanyahu said at an economic conference in Tel Aviv.
He called into doubt the ability of Israeli students to compete in the modern global economy, and the Israeli educational system's failure to adequately teach a core curriculum to both Haredi and Arab students. "We need to focus on core subjects that allow the general Israeli population to assimilate into the work force...and they need basic knowledge in math, computer science, and languages."
This, if I recall correctly, basically word for word echoes what the somewhat more left-wing (and quite a bit more actively secular) Yair Lapid said several months ago on Ynet, which I and probably others were hoping would lead to a real integrationism. My point is that there seems to basically be a consensus on the education issue among the non-religious parties (at least the Zionist ones; whether Hadash or Balad would accept even a smidgeon more of state guidance in the Arab education system, even for significantly more funding, is questionable).
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