Education Minister Myo Thein Gyi argued successfully that peace must be implemented nationwide before changes to education development in ethnic regions are contemplated.
Tag: literacy
Literacy campaign aims to coach 46,000 people
University lecturers and students are volunteering their time during this summer holiday as part of the 2014 Literacy Campaign in Burma, which aims to provide free classes to children as…
Burma’s education policy under fire from academics
A new education bill submitted to Parliament on 20 March has come under fire by the National Network for Education Reform (NNER), an independent oversight body.
Mobile libraries bring books to rural communities
Burma’s first mobile library went operational in villages outside of Rangoon earlier this week. As the first rolling library arrived in Sin Chan’s town square in Kawhmu township, children lined…
Educationalists concerned by Burmese literacy rate
Sep 10, 2008 (DVB), Despite the ruling State Peace and Development Council's claims that Burma has a 94 percent literacy rate, Burmese educationalists say the reality on the ground is…