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North Korea’s Education Reform: Is it Practical?

Given it’s recent slew of politically hostile threats, much of the world’s attention has become focused on North Korea. As the country’s military actions come under close scrutiny, its new educational reform ...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

Changes in Turkmenistan’s Compulsory Education System

Turkmenistan’s educational overhaul to extend its compulsory education system from the current 10 to 12 years will take effect on September 1 of this year.  This change, according to the presidential decree published in the ...
by Ying Jia Huang
 

 
 

Australia: Giving a ‘Gonski’ For Public Education

A new budget analysis released by the Australian Education Union (AEU) shows that public schools risk receiving $390 million less in funding in 2014 if the federal and state governments fail to establish the Gonski school fundi...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 

 

Vietnam Pushes to Improve Education Policy on Autism

Last month, Vietnam held its first symposium on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, the Hanoi Club for Parents of Children with Autism conducted a series of discussions regarding methods to improve government policy ...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

Singapore: Enhancing Kindergarten Education

The Singapore Ministry of Education has announced several program initiatives geared towards enhancing social mobility by reaching out to weaker students and decreasing economic disparities in access to education. Educators an...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

Swazi Elementary School Principals Illicitly Charge Annual School Fees

In Swaziland, most primary school principals have been charging their students annual fees in direct opposition to the Free Primary Education program the Swazi government implemented in 2009. The plan promised to provide all Sw...
by Ling Shu
 

 

 

Malay Parents Protest Educational Blueprint

Several weeks ago, Malay parent groups held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education in Putrajaya in an effort to convince the government to hold off on implementing the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB) until ...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

Nepali Private Schools Banned From Raising Fees

The Nepali Supreme Court issued a verdict demanding that educational authorities devise reform programs to better regulate the private school sector. The Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Education, Department of Educat...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

France: How Necessary is Homework?

A recent report headlined in the Refondons l’école Rebuild Education Inquiry states that French President François Hollande vows to put an end to homework, one of several reform changes designed to boost the countryR...
by Alice Formwalt