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Hanoi parents jostle to get kids into school

Hanoi parents jostle to get kids into school

Hundreds of parents lined up overnight and pushed each other out of the way to get their children a spot in a coveted public school in Hanoi.
Native American boarding school survivors tell of abuses

Native American boarding school survivors tell of abuses

Tokyo school swaps fresh fruit for jelly as food prices soar

Tokyo school swaps fresh fruit for jelly as food prices soar

Where children opt for marriage over school

Where children opt for marriage over school

Giang Thi Mai, an eighth grade student, remarried a week after escaping a marriage by abduction for fear of becoming a woman no one would marry.
July 4, 2022 | 08:37 pm PT
Hanoi parents brace for tuition hikes

Hanoi parents brace for tuition hikes

When Ngoc Sen returned home after nearly four hours of cleaning houses, she was taken aback when her daughter who is in sixth grade said "tuition fees could double."
May 27, 2022 | 05:45 am PT
Gunman kills 18 children, 3 adults in Texas elementary school, officials say

Gunman kills 18 children, 3 adults in Texas elementary school, officials say

A teenage gunman opened fire at an elementary school in South Texas on Tuesday, killing 18 children and three adults before the suspect was also killed, officials said, in the latest spasm of mass gun violence sweeping the United States.
May 24, 2022 | 04:45 pm PT
How history is taught, not how long it's taught for

How history is taught, not how long it's taught for

The problem with learning history in Vietnam isn't about how many years one must study it in school, but about how the subject is taught.
April 27, 2022 | 04:47 pm PT
High school vice principal forces students to eat trashed food

High school vice principal forces students to eat trashed food

The vice principal of a high school in the southern province of Ca Mau forced two students to eat food that had been thrown into the trash bin.
April 22, 2022 | 04:23 am PT
Parents' high expectations stress out children

Parents' high expectations stress out children

Mai Ngoc says her life changed overnight after she failed the entrance exam to get into the high school her parents liked.
April 14, 2022 | 10:00 pm PT
Teacher runs school in village in the middle of national park

Teacher runs school in village in the middle of national park

Hoang Van Sau has spent the last 12 years teaching in a remote village inside a national park in the central Quang Binh Province.
March 26, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
​People fleeing Ukraine hope to return soon

​People fleeing Ukraine hope to return soon

Many Vietnamese who fled war zones in Ukraine expect to return soon when the conflict ends.
March 25, 2022 | 04:30 pm PT
New York will end statewide school mask mandate on March 2: governor

New York will end statewide school mask mandate on March 2: governor

New York state will end its mask mandate for schools and childcare facilities on Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul said, citing a steep drop in Covid-19 cases.
February 27, 2022 | 06:01 pm PT
Hanoi first graders anxious on first day of school

Hanoi first graders anxious on first day of school

After spending over nine months studying online, thousands of first graders were perplexed nervous about attending school for the first time.
February 10, 2022 | 12:25 am PT
Expats keep their guard up against Covid

Expats keep their guard up against Covid

Foreigners living in Vietnam, though glad that authorities and most people act carefully, remain very watchful against Covid-19 and admittedly a bit worried.
December 21, 2021 | 06:00 am PT
Hanoi high school prepares for reopening

Hanoi high school prepares for reopening

Teachers and staff at Phan Dinh Phung High School on Friday prepared for the return of 2,000 students.
December 4, 2021 | 06:00 am PT
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