Education

Non-state high schools have ‘poor enrolment crop’ this year
18/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A lot of non-state high schools are weeping because they cannot enroll enough students as state-owned schools lured most already. Some high schools have enrolled only a half of the number of students they planned to have. Some other...
Room rents increasing, students suffering
18/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – University students have flocked to Hanoi to begin the new school year. However, the first thing they need to do before attending class is to find rooms to rent. The rent may reach one million dong in some days The guest house...
President answers village girl’s plea for scholarship
17/08/2009 05:00
A Mekong Delta rural village tenth grader who wrote to President Nguyen Minh Triet because she couldn’t afford to go to school has had her hopes answered. Phan Thi Cam Giang prepares for the new school year at her home in a rural village of Dong...
New high schools and classrooms to relieve shortage
17/08/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City will build two new high schools and 632 new classrooms for 51 other schools in the coming school year. HCM City has 1,504 schools including kindergartens, primary, secondary and high schools. Huynh Cong Minh, the HCM City...
Discrimination pushing children out of schools
17/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Despite big efforts, people still have been unable to entirely remove the barrier of discrimination which has been keeping many students away from schools. At 9 am on August 17, the managing board of An Nhon Dong Primary School in...
Ministry stepping up renovation of education
17/08/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is going to issue new decisions related to the renovation of teaching and learning methods. Under the draft circular guiding the assessment and classification of primary school...
Keeping your child in sight
16/08/2009 05:00
Parents now rush to bring children to schools where cameras are installed to allow them to watch their children’s activities from home. “You will feel secure when keeping your children with us. The high technology cameras will help you watch your...