Editing Haifa (section)

==Education==
[[File:Haifa Nordfassade École des Sœurs de Nazareth.jpg|thumb|Nazareth Nuns' School, a prestigious Arabic school in Haifa.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Ratner |first=David |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/haifa-s-christian-schools-lead-the-league-1.123464 |title=Haifa's Christian schools lead the league |work=Haaretz |date=25 May 2004 |access-date=24 March 2013 |archive-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903212521/http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/haifa-s-christian-schools-lead-the-league-1.123464 |url-status=live}}</ref>]]
Haifa is home to two internationally acclaimed universities and several colleges. The University of Haifa, founded in 1963, is at the top of Mt. Carmel. The campus was designed by the architect of [[Brasília]] and [[United Nations Headquarters]] in New York City, [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. The top floor of the 30-story Eshkol Tower provides a panoramic view of northern Israel. The [[Hecht Museum]], with important archeology and art collections, is on the campus of Haifa University.

The [[Technion|Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]], was founded in 1912, and became the first higher education institution where the language of teaching is Hebrew (see [[War of the Languages]]). It has 18 faculties and 42 [[research institute]]s. The original building now houses [[Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space]], also known as Madatech.

The [[Hebrew Reali School]] was founded in 1913. It is the largest [[k-12]] school in Israel, with 4,000 students in 7 branches, all over the city.

The first technological high school in Israel, Bosmat, was established in Haifa in 1933. It was affiliated with the Technion. Because of financial difficulties, it was closed in 2007, and later re-established as part of the Mofet network, which was started by science teachers from the [[1990s post-Soviet aliyah]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/894017.html |title=The closing of a dream come true |access-date=25 January 2008 |work=Haaretz |archive-date=3 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203085715/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/894017.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Other academic institutions in Haifa are the [[Gordon College of Education]] and Sha'anan Religious Teachers' College, the [[WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wizodzn.ac.il/article.asp?cc=01031805 |title=A Cross-Section of Israeli Reality, Here and Now |publisher=Wizodzn.ac.il |date=22 September 2006 |access-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514150810/http://wizodzn.ac.il/article.asp?cc=01031805 |archive-date=14 May 2013}}</ref> and Tiltan College of Design. The Michlala Leminhal College of Management and the [[Open University of Israel]] have branches in Haifa. The city also has a nursing college and the P.E.T Practical Engineering School.<ref name=edu/>

Among Israeli higher education institutions the [[University of Haifa]] has the largest percentage (41%) of [[Arab-Israeli]] students.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/number-of-arabs-in-israeli-higher-education-grew-79-in-seven-years-1.5763067 |title=Number of Arabs in Israeli Higher Education Grew 79% in Seven Years |last=Dattel |first=Lior |date=24 January 2018 |work=Haaretz |access-date=2020-01-12 |language=en |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430160820/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/number-of-arabs-in-israeli-higher-education-grew-79-in-seven-years-1.5763067 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Technion Israel Institute of Technology]] has the second largest percentage (22.2%) of [[Arab-Israeli]] students.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/education/edlife/inside-the-technion-israels-premier-technological-institute-and-cornells-global-partner.html |title=Inside the Technion, Israel's premier technological institute and Cornell's global partner. |journal=The New York Times |first=Danna |last=Harman |date=12 April 2013 |via=NYTimes.com |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417165038/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/education/edlife/inside-the-technion-israels-premier-technological-institute-and-cornells-global-partner.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.technion.ac.il/en/2014/05/new-program-for-outstanding-arab-students-2/ |title=Outstanding Arab Students |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=25 July 2015 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417164207/https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2014/05/new-program-for-outstanding-arab-students-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{As of|2006}}–07, Haifa had 70 elementary schools, 23 middle schools, 28 academic [[High school (upper secondary)|high school]]s and 8 vocational high schools. There were 5,133 pupils in municipal kindergartens, 20,081 in elementary schools, 7,911 in middle schools, 8,072 in academic high schools, 2,646 in vocational high schools, and 2,068 in comprehensive district high schools. 86% of the students attended Hebrew-speaking schools and 14% attended Arab schools. 5% were in [[special education]].<ref name=edu>{{cite web |url=http://www1.haifa.muni.il/spru/doc/YB/Education/Y2007/Download/EducationDL.pdf |title=Education |access-date=14 February 2008 |date=1 June 2007 |publisher=Haifa Municipality |work=Haifa Statistical Yearbook 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226230026/http://www1.haifa.muni.il/spru/doc/YB/Education/Y2007/Download/EducationDL.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2004, Haifa had 16 municipal libraries stocking 367,323 books.<ref name=leisure/> Two prestigious Arab schools in Haifa are the Orthodox School, run by the Greek Orthodox church, and the Nazareth Nuns' School, a Catholic institution.<ref name="auto"/> About 70% of Arab students in Haifa (Christians, Muslims, and Druze) attend [[Christian schools]] (6 schools) that found in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/85944-150916-israel-hundreds-protest-against-discriminatory-school-funding-for-christians |title=Israel: Hundreds protest against 'discriminatory' school funding for Christians |date=17 September 2015 |publisher=i24NEWS |access-date=27 April 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515205433/https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/85944-150916-israel-hundreds-protest-against-discriminatory-school-funding-for-christians |url-status=live }}</ref>