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Three barriers to 'every student playing a musical instrument'

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Lack of teachers, facilities, and parents' perception of music as a 'minor subject' are three major challenges hindering the goal of 'every high school graduate knowing how to play a musical instrument'.

School accountants grapple with allowances

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After 15 years as an accountant, Thi Hoang from Vinh Long struggles with a salary of just over 6 million VND and an allowance of 0.1%, feeling disadvantaged due to the high responsibility and significant risks of her job.

Government: common textbooks to inherit, distill from existing sets

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The nationwide common textbook set will inherit and distill strengths from current textbook sets to be economical and avoid disrupting teaching and learning activities.

Most pedagogical colleges to merge into universities

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Most pedagogical colleges will be merged into universities that offer this field of study, with only three or four institutions remaining independent, according to the Minister of Education and Training.

Proposal: education directors to expand extra classes in schools

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Schools may offer more than two periods per week per subject of extra classes if deemed "special cases" and approved by the Department Director, according to a proposal from the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnam's foreign language proficiency framework to add a new level

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Vietnam's foreign language proficiency framework is set to introduce a pre-A1 level, with more detailed skill descriptions.

10-year education modernization program submitted to national assembly

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Minister Nguyen Kim Son announced the program aims to modernize facilities, develop the workforce, and meet high-quality human resource demands over the next 10 years.

Nearly 2,000 schools closed due to floods

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Floods in five provinces across the South Central Coast and Central Highlands have led to the deaths of four students, forced nearly 2,000 schools to suspend operations, and caused an estimated 100 billion VND in infrastructure damage.

Proposal to increase preferential allowance for preschool and general education teachers by 15%

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Preschool and general education teachers could see their professional preferential allowance increase by 15%, bringing the total to 50-80% of their salary, in addition to their basic pay and seniority allowance, according to a proposal from the Ministry of Education and Training.