Failed Grade- The Education System in East Jerusalem August 2010

A report by Ir Amim and ACRI finds that despite the fact that the Israeli Education law requires the State to provide education services to all Palestinian children in East Jerusalem –these schoolchildren are suffering from a severe shortfall in classrooms. More than 1,000 classes are missing, more than 40,000 pupils have to turn to private schools that charge high tuitions, approximately 5,300 children do not study at all, about half of the classrooms in East Jerusalem are not standard. Despite the promises of Israeli authorities to the High Court of Justice, not much has changed in the past decade.

The Arab-Palestinian School System in East Jerusalem A Status Report- September 2009

The report shows that thousands of Palestinian pupils in East Jerusalem are denied access to free public education. Of those lucky enough to find space in the city public schools, thousands learn in unsuitable structures. The report also portrays the problematic way in which both the State of Israel and Jerusalem Municipality deal with this matter

The Scandal Continues: An Assessment of the Arab-Palestinian Educational System in East Jerusalem in the 2007-2008 School Year The Coalition for the Advancement of Palestinian Arab Education in East Jerusalem Report, September 2007

At the start of the 2007-2008 school year, thousands of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem are being denied access to free public education, although they are entitled to it by Israeli law. Only about half of the Palestinian children in East Jerusalem presently study in the municipal school system. Approximately 9000 students are not registered in any of the above mentioned frameworks. Among those who succeed in entering the municipal school system, thousands are forced to study in classrooms that are nothing more than crowded bedrooms, apartments rented by the municipality, and houses that are not suitable for teaching purposes.

Inadequacies in the Public Education Infrastructure for Palestinians in East Jerusalem - Overview Ir Amim Report, September 2006

As the 2006/7 school year opens, thousands of Palestinian children in East Jerusalem are being denied access to free public education, to which they are entitled under Israeli law. The existing situation not only hurts Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem; it hurts the Israeli public as well. The continuing neglect of tens of thousands of school children is bound to erupt, and the aftershocks of the eruption will be felt beyond the eastern, Palestinian part of the city.

Access to Public Education for Palestinians Residents of East Jerusalem Ir Amim Report, October 2005

The purpose of this report is to shed light on the issue of access to public education in East Jerusalem: in particular – acceptance into the system, and the physical infrastructure of classroom availability. These issues received significant public attention at the opening of the 2005/6 school year, especially since the systemic problems that have been known for years are now exacerbated by the existence of the Separation Barrier in and around the city.