Thousands of teachers laid off ahead of school yearVietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai District were shocked to find out that their work contracts will end this September as a result of a streamlining policy being implemented by the municipal People’s Committee. Teachers and students in an English class at Nguyen Van Troi Primary School in southern Ca Mau Province. Le Thi B, a 50-year-old English teacher at Kim Bai Primary School, told Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper that she had dedicated herself to teaching for more than 20 years. A teacher, who had been working at Cao Duong Secondary School for eight years, was worried about his family’s future. “In many localities, good teachers are laid off while underperforming teachers remain in their jobs,” he said.
