The Education Ministry plans to beef up gym classes after a top official said female teachers and pop culture had made boys “weak, inferior and timid.”
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International students in Australia prepare to spend the holidays away from family
It’s been a rough year surviving the pandemic away from home.
Teacher in China Is Sentenced to Death for Poisoning 25 Students
The teacher put nitrite in the kindergarten students’ breakfast porridge, poisoning 25 and killing one.
Spring School Closures Over Coronavirus Saved Lives, Study Asserts
But, experts caution, the findings highlight a period when few precautions were in place, and do not apply to current discussions about reopening schools.
Hong Kong Security Law Helps China Tighten Grip Over Schools
China’s leaders have pushed the territory to revamp an education system they see as having bred young rebels who have helped drive pro-democracy protests.
‘When Can We Go to School?’ Nearly 300 Million Children Are Missing Class.
The global scale and speed of the educational disruption from the coronavirus epidemic is “unparalleled,” the United Nations said.
Japan Shocks Parents by Moving to Close All Schools Over Coronavirus
The country, unlike others, has not experienced a sharp increase in reported cases, but it is under pressure to act decisively to preserve the Tokyo Olympics.
Kenyan Teacher Who Aids Poor Wins $1 Million Global Prize
Peter Tabichi teaches math and science in a remote village and tutors students on the weekends.