Public action sought on ‘improper education’By Huang Hsin-po and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerAdditional action by students, families and school faculty is required to support the Ministry of Education’s efforts to curtail improper education at schools, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Fan Yun (范雲) said yesterday. Many schools, whether to “diversify” education content or simply to cover a shortage of teachers, are hiring uncertified people to teach classes, Fan told a news conference in Taipei. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Fan Yun, second right, and parents’ and students’ representatives hold signs and gesture at a news conference in Taipei yesterday on proposed rules to combat “improper education” at schools. There were 65 complaints submitted against the two associations from August last year to April, Fan said, citing data from the ministry’s K-12 Education Administration and other information gathered by her own office. The K-12 administration would maintain close contact with schools via local governments to ensure that they implement the measures, Chang said.

Source: Taipei Times June 19, 2020 15:56 UTC