The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Education and Training to study the possibility of cutting back on subjects that are no longer relevant, given the significant role AI plays in supporting teaching and learning.
The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed several solutions to end excessive fees, including recommending that agencies of the National Assembly regularly monitor the sector at both the central and local levels.
A document circulating on social media claiming that parents who contribute money will be honored with diamond, gold, silver, or bronze ranks is causing a stir.
At the beginning of each new school year, parents discuss school fees and expenses on social media, especially fees such as those for air conditioners.
Numerous localities have demanded that schools strictly adhere to regulations regarding fee collection, while also warning of severe penalties for any instances of excessive fee collection.
The Da Nang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has taken action to address the practice of charging higher-than-normal parking fees by the parking contractor at the hospital.
Many argue that waiving tuition fees is a major policy with humanitarian significance, but it is equally important to control the collection of additional fees at schools.
Reuters reports that more than 224.000 students and alumni have filed lawsuits against 17 universities in the US, seeking at least $685 million in compensation.
A proposal to collect 800.000 VND per student for a cultural performance by a class in the 11th grade at Thang Long High School (Hanoi) has angered many parents.
Each student at Nguyen Thai Son Primary School (Ho Chi Minh City) pays 20,000 VND per month for drinking water. After two years, the school has a surplus of nearly 200 million VND from this revenue and expenditure.
The silence and reluctant agreement of parents seem to have become a smokescreen, allowing many parent-teacher associations to freely propose various fees.
Parents are outraged that Duc Giang Primary School (Hoai Duc, Hanoi) charged 131.000 VND per student for transporting two air conditioners to a new location (2 km away).
Following the incident where a teacher asked parents for money to buy a laptop, Chuong Duong Primary School formed a task force to visit the teacher's home to offer encouragement and understand her thoughts and aspirations.
Ms. Dinh Thi Kim Thoa, Deputy Principal of Chuong Duong Primary School (District 1), is currently in charge of teaching class 4/3, replacing Ms. Truong Phuong Hanh.
Ms. Truong Phuong Hanh apologized to the parents, stating that since all parents had agreed to contribute money for the laptop purchase during the previous meeting, there was no reason to refuse the offer.
This morning, two-thirds of the students in class 4/3 (Chuong Duong Primary School, District 1) did not attend school because the incident involving the teacher asking for money to buy a personal laptop has not been fully resolved.
Parents of students at Binh Hoa Secondary School (Binh My commune, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City) were asked to contribute at least 200.000 VND per person to build a concrete road in front of the school gate.
The Standing Committee of the Minh Hoa District Party Committee (Quang Binh province) has directed the establishment of a comprehensive inspection team for Kindergarten No. 1 in Quy Dat town.
On the afternoon of May 27th, the Hai Duong Department of Education and Training sent a report to the Ministry of Education and Training regarding the incident where "a first-grade student at Gia Luong Primary School sat and watched her classmates eat at a party because her mother did not pay the class fund."
The leadership of Chu Van An Secondary School (Hue City) recently shared some information regarding parents' complaints that the school does not publicly disclose the income and expenditure of the parent association fund.
The leadership of Tuệ Tĩnh High School agrees that the policy of collecting money to support the graduation exam is incorrect, and the Hai Duong Department of Education and Training has requested that all payments be refunded.
The Hai Phong Department of Education and Training has spoken out regarding the principal of Dong Hoa High School soliciting donations from parents to repair the school's bicycle shed.
Many primary school teachers and staff in Hai Duong are upset because they received money transferred from the school for welfare purposes during holidays and Tet (Lunar New Year), but they have to transfer it back.
Pham Van Hy, the principal of Thanh Mien 3 High School, has been recommended for a reprimand for allowing excessive fees to be collected at the beginning of the school year.
A middle school in Sichuan, China, charges 30 yuan per semester (approximately 100.000 VND) for checking students' exam results, causing outrage among parents.
Mr. Dau Thanh Tung, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province, has just signed a document directing the implementation of revenue collection in the field of education and training for the 2023-2024 school year.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training began inspecting and monitoring the management of school year revenue and expenditure, including funds for parent-teacher associations, starting today, October 16th.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has requested the Department of Education and Training to verify and clarify the information regarding parents' allegations of excessive fee collection at some schools in Chi Lang commune.
Representatives from the Department of Education and Training of Nga Son district (Thanh Hoa province) have responded to information from parents accusing Nga Tan Primary School of inflating the prices of equipment and learning materials.