The Right to Education
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Every child has the right to acquire basic education and to enhance their personal, intellectual, and social abilities that will enable him or her to be an independent person and to provide for his or her own needs. Israeli law requires all children aged 5 to 18 to go to school, and provides free public education to citizens. However, the realization of this right is unequal in relation to children from various sectors of society, especially the Arab population.
ACRI continues to protest legislation that is discriminatory with regards to quality of and access to education, particularly within East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and cities inside of Israel that maintain a large Arab population. ACRI also promotes access to education for disenfranchised members of the population, including prisoners. The right to education is a fundamental social right, one that, if ensured for all, lays the foundation for a healthy society. For this reason ACRI works to produce its own educational materials to support educators and to legally promote fair and equal access to education.
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ACRI forces Municipality to Find Classes for E. Jerusalem Children
November 6, 2007
ACRI petition forces Jerusalem Municipality to Find Classrooms for East Jerusalem Children Left out of School JERUSALEM – November 6, … Read more
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“Marriage Under 18 – A Tragedy”
March 28, 2007
The Working Group for Equality in Personal Status Issues, of which ACRI is an active member, launched a high-profile campaign … Read more
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Court obligates Ramle municipality to provide educational services
July 5, 2006
The Tel-Aviv-Jaffa Administrative Court accepted the petition submitted by ACRI and Karameh, and ruled that the Ramle municipality must register … Read more
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Interim Injunction: Register Dahmash Students at Ramle Schools
May 31, 2006
In response to a petition submitted by ACRI and the Karamah organization, the Administrative Court issued an interim injunction obligating … Read more
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Court orders halt to ethnic discrimination in ultra-orthodox seminars
May 9, 2006
The Jerusalem Administrative Court accepted the petition submitted by ACRI, and ruled that the Ministry of Education and the Jerusalem … Read more
