Among the remarkable achievements of the People's Republic of China in the 70 years since its founding is the nine-year compulsory education system. Thanks to the nine-year compulsory education, China ...

So often it seems that well-meaning efforts toward improving education not only do not succeed, but, in many cases, actually make things worse. In medicine, “iatrogenic” is the word used when ...

As states look to prepare students for 21st century jobs, many have extended the upper and lower limits of their compulsory education requirements, according to a report published last week by the ...

To consolidate China's poverty alleviation achievements, a senior member of China's political advisory body advocated that the country should popularize 12-year compulsory education in former deeply ...

BEIJING -- China's nine years of compulsory education will not be extended to 12 years, the Department of Basic Education of China's Ministry of Education (MOE) said in a statement Tuesday. The ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Chair of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR), Hetifah Sjaifudian, has expressed support for the government's plan to implement 13-year compulsory education, ...

Kofi Asare, has criticised Ghana’s failure to fully enforce compulsory basic education, arguing that persistent policy ...