Allocation of Government Resources to Education By National Priority Areas and the West Bank

A functioning and healthy education system is the backbone in creating a civilized democratic society and a developed and egalitarian economy. Every country should aspire to design an education system capable of developing knowledge and skills at the highest level, on the one hand, and on the other hand to contribute to the progress of the future citizen based on values, cultural and moral resources. The school should lead society in directions and goals we wish to see as those which characterize the face of society - respect for others, equality of opportunity, solidarity, quality and excellence. An investment in education is a long-term investment and as such, the positive and negative produces, measured by students' contribution to society and formally by academic achievements, are harvested only after a long period of time.

The primary task of decision makers in the Israeli educational system should be comparing inputs at schools in all sectors of Israeli society, in view of the persistent distortion and inequality.

Therefore, in this study we try to estimate accurately the allocation of resources to education in the settlements in the West Bank (WB), compared to the rest of Israel and especially in comparison with the national priority areas, defined so due to their enhanced economic needs.