Teachers in Japan still work longest hours among OECD, other countries: survey

Teachers' working hours in Japan remained the longest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ...

OECD: Japanese teachers still working longest hours in world

Japanese teachers continue to work the most hours among educators in major countries and regions, according to a survey by ...
The Hour

New Japanese teacher brings enthusiasm inside and outside classroom

The new Japanese teacher at Roton Middle School was surprised one day when the teacher next door greeted her in her native language. It turned out humanities teacher Marsha Hall could hear Misae ...
Japan Today

From classroom to boardroom A lesson in business practices from Japan’s elementary schools

Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology mandates the curriculum and approves textbooks for the entire nation, while in the United States, learning materials and how they ...
The News-Gazette

Japan will be their classroom

PAXTON – There aren't a lot of Japanese children in Paxton. But lots of children in Paxton are learning about Japan. That's because today Peggy Chandler, a fourth-grade teacher at ...
朝日新聞社

Classroom policy discriminates against disabled kids, parents say

OSAKA--A group of parents of schoolchildren with disabilities is seeking legal redress over the education ministry’s new classroom policy, calling it “discrimination” against disabled children. The ...