Warning Over Harm to Israel's Participation in International Tests

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The director-general of the Authority for Measurement and Evaluation, Dr. Gal Alon, warned in a letter to the Ministry of Education's legal adviser about the implications of decisions by Education Minister Yoav Kisch. According to Haaretz and TheMarker, the decision to sever the link between the ministry and the authority would disrupt preparations for the TIMSS tests, which are scheduled to take place next year.

According to Israel Hayom, the letter claims the minister adopted "a coercive and improper conduct" and sent security guards to prevent the authority's staff from entering a management meeting. According to N12, the letter stressed that implementing the decisions would cause irreversible damage in the field.