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<p><span class="article-details"><span class="article-detail">Tuesday February 08, 2011 15:05</span><span class="article-detail"> by David Steele &#8211; 1 of International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group</span></span></p>
<blockquote class="article-intro"><p><strong>Israel&#8217;s High Court of Justice has  given the Education Ministry and Jerusalem Municipality 5 years to  improve the provision of state education in East Jerusalem.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p class="article">Approximately  half of East Jerusalem&#8217;s children currently attend public (state)  schools, most of the remainder are either educated privately or are not  registered as attending school at all. The ruling was made in response  to a petition submitted in 2008 by the Association of Civil Rights in  Israel. According to the court, the shortage of places is a result of  years of under-funding and official neglect.</p>
<p>If the present shortage is not eradicated in 5 years from the date of  the ruling, the Israeli authorities will need to subsidize the education  of all who cannot get provision in public schools. According to a  municipal spokesman, &#8220;The shortage in classrooms is primarily due to a  shortage of available land for educational institutions in the city  plans. Under the special circumstances that exist, the city is offering  solutions by placing portable buildings, renting and converting existing  buildings and constructing new ones.&#8221;</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.imemc.org/article/60598">East Jerusalem: 5 Years to Build Classrooms &#8211; International Middle East Media Center</a>.</p>
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