Dr Rachel Tal has been working as an Inspector of English for the National Institute for Scientific and Technological Training and for the Amal Network of colleges and comprehensive high schools for more than twenty years.

Dr.Tal has initiated many projects such as STAR-Styles of Tolerance and Respect which promote peace and understanding between Jewish and Arab students in Israel. She initiated and developed with colleagues the Tri-lingual Literacy Program: Arabic, Hebrew and English, which is a unique intervention program that advances reading comprehension and writing skills in three languages simultaneously. This program has been implemented successfully in high schools throughout Israel. Research conducted among high school students in the Negev proved the program to be highly effective.

Currently, Dr. Tal heads a unique program for the advancement of Bedouin students in the south of Israel for the State Department/American Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Dr.Tal received a BA and an MA degree in English and American Literature from Tel Aviv University and a PhD in Philology from Bucarest University, Romania. Dr. Tal co-authored a textbook for teaching English for high school students, entitled Score High. She has published articles on teaching English to at-risk students and presented at conferences in Israel and the USA.