Higher education budgeting

The crisis in higher education. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Presidents of the Nine Universities to the Minister of Education: Stop Boaron's Bill to Change the College of Education before the Hearing on January 18, 2026

In a letter to the Minister of Education and the Chairman of the National Council of Education, Yoav Kish, the heads of the institutions warn that the proposal would allow the government to “step into the shoes” of the National Council of Education, turn appointments into positions of trust, and reduce the independence and autonomy of the National Council of Education—a move that they say could harm the independence of research.