The Prime Minister's Conference for the Minority Sector

Main points of the government's plan for the promotion and development of education in the Arab sector:

• The changes in education in the Arab sector are part of the larger trends in the Ministry of Education, and especially the "New Horizon" reform being implemented in Israel's primary schools.
  
• The Ministry of Education is aware of the gap between Jews and Arabs and acknowledges the need to address it. Nevertheless, this gap is not only the result of the disproportionate allocation of resources on the part of the Ministry, but also of the Arab local authorities' and families' inability to match Jewish local authorities' and families' private investments in education.
  
• The "New Horizon" reform allocates more class hours, allows for more one-on-one teacher-student time, and allocates more resources for staff meetings. Moreover, it supports stronger and weaker students, improves teachers' conditions and quality, and allocates more resources to the development of physical infrastructure, specifically in the Arab sector.
  
• "New Horizon" prioritizes the periphery in general, and the Arab sector in particular, based on the understanding that advancing Arab students will minimize socioeconomic gaps in education and in society.
  
• Over the past year, four committe