Commentary / Japan Oct 4, 2018
Crack down on sexual harassment in schools
by Toko Shirakawa
It's time to close the loopholes that allow teachers who sexually harass students to remain in the education industry.
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National | KANSAI PERSPECTIVE Aug 26, 2018
Osaka teachers resist mayor's plan to raise achievement test scores
by Eric Johnston
Stung by the poor results of a national achievement test covering math, science, and Japanese, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura wants to raise scores on next year's exam by linking the test results to personnel evaluations and bonuses for school principals and teachers. But in the ...
National Aug 14, 2018
Japan looks to lower teachers' workloads by having municipalities collect fees for student lunches
In a bid to lower teachers' workloads, the education ministry will compile guidelines by the end of next March on how to reduce their burden with regards to the collection and management of school lunch fees, informed sources have said. As part of work style ...
National Jul 13, 2018
Ministry report calls for work-style reforms in bid to cut teachers' overtime
The education ministry vowed Friday to promote work style reform at schools in order to reduce overtime among teachers. The long working hours of teachers "have become so serious that the situation cannot be overlooked," the ministry said in an annual white paper. Overtime among teachers ...
Business Jun 22, 2018
White House pitches merging education and labor as part of streamlining, drawing skepticism
The Trump administration proposed a major reorganization of the federal government on Thursday, calling for merging the education and labor departments, moving the federal food stamp program to the Department of Health and Human Services and renaming that agency. The plan represented the latest ...
Business May 23, 2018
French public-sector workers join rail ranks in strike against Macron reforms
From air traffic controllers and street sweepers to librarians and teachers, French public-sector employees Tuesday joined rail workers in striking to protest reforms planned by President Emmanuel Macron, calling them an "attack" against state services. It was the third day of stoppages and demonstrations by ...
World Apr 28, 2018
Arizona governor announces deal to raise teacher pay on second day of walkout
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday announced a deal with state legislative leaders to raise teachers' pay 20 percent by 2020, as educators stayed away from classrooms a second straight day in a spreading revolt over salaries and school funding. In a joint statement with ...
Business Apr 27, 2018
A sea of teachers clad in red shirts flowed toward the Arizona Capitol on Thursday for an unprecedented walkout that closed most of the state's public schools, part of an educator uprising that bubbled up in other parts of the nation and spread west. Waving ...
Asia Pacific Apr 17, 2018
Pyongyang provides state-of-the-art tech for training future teachers
North Korea has recently started to introduce state-of-the-art technology for the training of future schoolteachers in a possible world first. At the newly remodeled Pyongyang Teacher Training College, the mostly female students study how to educate kindergartners and primary school children with the aid of ...
Business Apr 5, 2018
Oklahoma GOP Gov. Mary Fallin: Striking teachers like teen who 'wants a better car'
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin compared teachers striking for more classroom funding to "a teenage kid that wants a better car" as schools throughout the state plan to close for a fourth straight day in a protest over education funding that has spread to several ...
Business Apr 3, 2018
'Madder than hornets': Kentucky and Oklahoma teachers rally as red state rebellion grows
The state Capitol in Kentucky filled with teachers protesting pension changes Monday, and thousands of Oklahoma educators walked out of classrooms in the latest evidence of teacher rebellion in some Republican-led states over education cuts. Many Oklahoma schools, including the three largest districts of Oklahoma ...
National Apr 2, 2018
Sports agency's recommendation of downtime for student athletes draws mixed response
The Japan Sports Agency has introduced a policy of granting at least two days of rest per week for sports teams at public and private junior high schools, in hopes of reducing the risk of injury for students by shortening their practice hours. The policy, ...