US$33 million educational scheme withdrawnVietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), on Tuesday, scrapped a scheme to renew the national high school examination from 2018 to 2020. Hung Yen Province estimates some 13,000 of its students will take the national high school examination in 2018. - VNA/VNS Photo Pham KienThe scheme, which was set to cost VND749 billion (US$33 million), triggered social uproar recently as its content indicated that the national high school examination would have little change compared to the one in 2017 for the next three years. The only significant difference is the preparation of technical infrastructure and software for the 2021 national high school examination. He recommended considering education system reform when drafting the scheme as well as its impacts to the present high school education.

Source: VietNamNet News May 24, 2018 04:52 UTC