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City educators debate use of Filipino English teachers

An education board decision to recruit Filipino English teachers for designated K-12 schools in Ho Chi Minh City has become a bone of contention among local educators.Detail

Vietnamese students encouraged to begin learning foreign languages soon

Vietnam has geared up for the national program on teaching foreign languages at different levels, under which students would be encouraged to begin learning foreign languages soon, while under-standard teachers would be dismissed.Detail

Directive on after-school classes ‘criminalizes’ teachers

“It was a shame when I was required to sign a document they presented in front of my students,” T., a literature teacher in Hanoi, complained. School officials, local education board inspectors, and even police officers had ‘caught’ her in...Detail

Ireland backs VN approach to schools

HA NOI – There is a recognition at every level of Vietnamese society that education is vital for its future success and prosperity, said Joe Costello, Irish Minister for Trade and Development, on Wednesday.Detail

Huge investment fails to improve quality of education

Despite Vietnam spending billions of dollars on education annually, the quality of the country’s education remains far from expectations, one educator has said.Detail

Overseas study consultancy put under no control, students suffer

The number of students becoming the victims of overseas study consultancy firms’ trickeries has been increasing. Meanwhile, the firms cannot be prosecuted for their swindling, because there has been no regulation on the punishments.Detail