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Chinese Independent Schools - Stalled Reforms?

Lau Lee Ming | John Tan Wei Shen | Tan Yew Sing | Lau Lee Ming | John Tan Wei Shen | Tan Yew Sing

11-Feb-16 08:35

Chinese Independent Schools - Stalled Reforms?

In 2005, the United Chinese School Committees' Association - Dong Zong - proposed a revamp of the education syllabus used in Chinese independent schools. However, ten years on not much progress being made on these proposals. A year after an internal leadership crisis we explore what the association needs to do to ensure these reforms are implemented.

This is a report by Wong Yu Han.

 


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