The plank in brief

Schools can’t pause while we redesign the country, so the first rule is continuity. Every system that exists today keeps its staff, buildings, curriculum tracks, and administration: Israeli secular, Arab, religious-Zionist, Haredi, Palestinian Authority, UNRWA, private, and religious schools. A transitional education authority federates them instead of erasing them. Every teacher keeps their job pending a qualification review. UNRWA services transfer only once a funded replacement is actually working. Incorporation, not absorption. Nobody’s children should pay for a transition with a lost school year, and no community should feel its schools were taken over by another.

Then we equalize, fast: salaries, facilities, nutrition, transport, and special education. Underneath everything sits a strict common floor that protects every child: child safety and well-being, inclusive access, shared accreditation and quality assurance, civic education and human rights, health, nutrition, and transport, data privacy, financial transparency, and environmental sustainability. Hebrew and Arabic come in progressively, and a common civic curriculum prepares everyone for a shared future. History is harder. Different narratives can be taught in parallel before anyone demands a synthesis. Above the floor, pedagogy stays plural: secular classrooms, faith-based learning, community heritage, project-based learning, arts, science, and technology, outdoor education. Municipalities, cooperatives, and communities are free to experiment. Continuity protects children, equality builds trust, and pluralism prevents domination. Federate first, equalize fast, and teach together without erasing difference.

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Changes

• November 2026: first published here.