"Myanmar Times" Special Feature on Education (2015)

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15 articles on education in Burma/Myanmar: "The ?missing million?: Fewer than one in five graduate high school" By Stuart Alan Becker - "A groundbreaking multi-year education review cites ?lack of interest? as primary reason for dropouts, confirms need for sector reform..." "The high cost of ?free? ed" By Mya Kay Khine - "The recently approved decision to offer free high-school education is the last of a three-prong lifting of fees for the country?s roughly 8 million state school students..." "VOXPOP: What?s ahead for your child?" By Nay Zaw Aung Win. "U Tin Aung, 49, Tarmwe - My son is in the third year of secondary school at MLA International School..." "University application process to be reformed" By May Thinzar Naing - "Proposed overhaul of the university entrance process will mean less focus on matriculation scores and more on self-directed applications by students..." "International school fees to rise: What?s driving the price?" By Michelle Schaner - "The majority of international schools in Yangon expect to hike tuition in the 2015-2016 academic year by an additional 9 percent on average, citing devaluation of the local currency and the high cost of living ? particularly the cost of housing for staff and teachers..." "Draft law in works for international schools" By Shwe Yee Saw Myint - "Until it passes, however, the legal status of international schools will remain difficult to pin down, despite their rapidly growing numbers..." "Better skills in a land of entrepreneurs" By Rupin Mahiyaria - "Peace in Kayin means fewer economic migrants to Thailand ? and more opportunity to educate those at home, writes LIFT?s Rupin Mahiyaria..." ?Living heritage? By Cherry Thein - "With royal patronage long gone, state support for young artists, dancers and musicians today falls to a handful of arts schools..." ?If we buy a dozen it?s cheaper? By Myat Noe Oo - "Nothing offsets the sting of a new school year like the promise of new pencils and paper ? not to mention pens, highlighters, soft pens, erasers, liquid correction fluid, notebooks, and, if you?re lucky, maybe a few stickers to decorate your pages too..." "Pioneering classrooms" By Ewan Cameron - "With their focus on development and community involvement, non-profit civil-society educators aren?t just filling gaps, writes Ewan Cameron ? they?re rethinking how education should work..." "For Chin dialects, a long road back to the classroom" By Bill O?Toole - "Walking around Falam, the former capital of Chin State, a person can expect to hear no less than eight different Chin dialects widely spoken around town..." "Charting the rise of English tutors" - By Alasdair Macmillan "The recent history of English tutoring in Yangon started in the 1950s, when Monica Mya Maung, affectionately known as Aunty Monica to those who knew her well, started tutoring Myanmar people to speak English well..." "Lining up for private schools" By Phyo Wai Kyaw - "Since their reintroduction three years ago, private schools have been a hit..." ?Completely outdated? By Myo Lwin - "Clinical psychologist Dr Nyi Win Hman speaks to MT editor Myo Lwin by email from Australia..." "For those who aspire to study abroad" By San Tun Aung - "Having earned a university degree at home followed by two abroad ? all three under scholarship ? San Tun Aung offers advice to those looking to make their way in the educational world."

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"Myanmar Times"

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2015-05-18

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2015-08-07

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English

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