Parents fear that first graders may lose literacy skills and that students in higher grades may suffer from depression.

Pianist Trang Trịnh is one of the co-writers of the new music textbook for primary grade 1. The textbook will be in the curriculum for the new school year 2020-2021.

One of the issues put into discussion at the eighth session of the 14th National Assembly was the abuse of students by their teachers.

While parents fear that the teaching of probability and statistics may be a burden on second graders, education experts believe that the subjects will be useful.

VietNamNet Bridge - Modern education advises not to use force in teaching students. However, teachers complain that they feel powerless in educating disobedient students without rods.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s PAPI (Public Administration Performance Index) had lower points for the quality of state-owned primary schools in HCM City in 2015 than the year before. The results have been interpreted differently. 

VietNamNet Bridge - University students are required to spend appropriate time on self-study, but few students have the habit of going to the library.

General schools may lack teachers in some learning subjects and have too many teachers in other subjects under a new education program administered by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

General foreign-invested schools are often favored by Vietnamese parents and students, but foreign-invested colleges are viewed with skepticism.

Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia, has revealed her new role as chairwoman of a major international education campaign.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam School Readiness Promotion Project launched yesterday (Sept 19) aims to raise school readiness for five-year-old children from disadvantaged groups and ethnic minorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A domestic publishing house was compelled to recall a book meant for children of six years old because it contained the image of Chinese flag.