Can teachers be the pivot of change in education?
Most of South Asia has poorly functioning schools, lack of resources for the numbers and quality of the teachers needed, and the political dynamics that failed to generate the…
Education
China launches policies to keep students rested
In April 2021, the ministry issued a guideline to require students to go to bed by a certain time, even if they did not finish their homework in time.
Floodwaters inundate hundreds of schools
More than 200 schools across 11 provinces have been affected.
Nepal’s teachers bunking classes
On any given day, more than 80,000 teachers are estimated to be absent from Nepali schools.
Cozy ties between schools, former educators undermining bullying probes in Japan
In many cases, schools and teachers are reportedly reluctant to admit bullying has taken place over fears of being held accountable.
Indonesian educators call for education bill changes
The latest iteration of the bill has omitted an article to provide fully licensed teachers with annual benefits, in addition to their wages.
Japan gets serious about supporting careers with only 7％ women in the sciences
In certain industries, there is a high expectation for “gendered innovation,” in which women bring fresh ideas to research and development, which is traditionally…
Japan’s financial firms finding new value in digital domain
Driving some of these moves are the growing concerns that a lack of IT talent could be a barrier to the nation’s economic growth.
Japan to introduce English digital textbooks in 2024
However, as doubts about digital textbooks’ educational effectiveness and health effects have not been dispelled, the introduction of digital textbooks is to be limited…
South Korean students see uptick in school violence as schools return to offline classes
The Education Ministry said it will work on developing a mobile application that allows users to report school violence immediately.