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Benny Gantz Proposes Radical Education Reform in Israel

12/4/2025

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Benny Gantz, the leader of the Blue and White party, proposed an education reform plan that would abolish the 12th grade and move matriculation exams to the 11th grade.
The plan mandates core studies and aims to implement free schooling from birth within five years.
He presented the initiative during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 17, 2025.

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Story summary

Benny Gantz, the leader of the Blue and White party, proposed an education reform plan that would abolish the 12th grade and move matriculation exams to the 11th grade.
The plan mandates core studies and aims to implement free schooling from birth within five years.
He presented the initiative during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 17, 2025.