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Iris BenDavid-Hadar

Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Bar-Ilan University

I study education finance policy - how resources are allocated to schools, how funding formulae are designed, and what that means for equity in educational outcomes. My work moves between academic research and practice: it has directly informed a funding-formula reform by Israel’s Ministry of Education, and I regularly advise policymakers in Israel and internationally.

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Recently

• LEAD: Learning for Strategic Development - I led this ISF-funded international workshop at Bar-Ilan (May 2025), bringing together scholars including Prof. Martin Carnoy (Stanford) and Prof. Bruce D. Baker (University of Miami). Details →
• I currently serve as a reviewer for UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring PEER profiles on financing for equity in Israel (pre-primary, primary/secondary, and higher education).
• Hear me on Bar Daat (בר-דעת), Bar-Ilan University’s official podcast, discussing teacher pay policy in Israel. More media & press →
• Recent publications include work on fiscal decentralization and equity in local education finance, bilingual education funding, and early childhood education policy in Israel. Full list →