Debate over the suggestion of removing consideration of high school transcripts in university admissions
The Ministry of Education and Training is seeking opinions on removing the university admission method based on transcripts from 2026, creating many conflicting opinions. Many students and parents are concerned that if they only rely on the graduation exam, the risk will be high, especially for students in remote areas who lack conditions to study more and take exams.
On the other hand, many students and parents support removing high school transcripts because they think that the scores in high schools are uneven, which can easily lead to unfairness. According to statistics in 2025, more than 42% of candidates will use their academic records for university admission, higher than the rate of using graduation exam scores (39.1%). See more...
More than 9,000 teachers send petition to the Chairman of Hanoi on paying additional income
The Hanoi People's Committee is seeking opinions on the draft Resolution on additional income for cadres, civil servants, and public employees at public units with regular expenditures guaranteed by the budget. This policy aims to encourage productivity improvement, support life in the context of increased workload and high living costs in the capital. The draft is expected to be submitted to the City People's Council for approval by the end of 2025 and take effect from January 1, 2026.
However, according to the current Resolution 46, the teaching staff, even if they are civil servants at public schools with 100% of their budget paid, are not eligible for additional income. This has caused more than 9,500 teachers in Hanoi to simultaneously send petitions to the Chairman of the City People's Committee, saying that excluding teachers from the policy has created inequality and is not suitable for reality. See more...
Principal of the Pedagogical School: Too many universities will spread resources
The Ministry of Education and Training is developing a Project to reorganize and restructure the higher education system according to Resolution 71, with the expectation that 140 public schools will be reorganized. Minister Nguyen Kim Son said that there will be many options: transferring schools from the central sector to local levels or vice versa, merging schools close to each other in the field, even dissolving small-scale schools that do not meet standards.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duc Son, Principal of Hanoi National University of Education, commented that there are too many universities, causing resources to be dispersed, leading to low training quality. The merger will create large units capable of using common resources such as lecturers and laboratories, improving training quality and international competitiveness.
Mr. Son said that this is a necessary breakthrough, but also raised the problem of human resource management and streamlining the apparatus. See more...
School meals are accused of not being guaranteed in Lam Dong: Check food supply sources
After the local T.V Primary School was accused by parents of having a contract with a low-quality food supplier. Many shipments such as pork bones, beef balls, pork, beef... all have a foul smell, change color, no packaging, labels. The incident caused outrage, dozens of parents went directly to the school to request clarification.
Previously, on September 17, Lam Dong Department of Education and Training and Xuan Huong Ward People's Committee requested the school to report the incident. By September 20, Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee directed to strengthen food safety control in schools, and at the same time requested competent authorities to inspect and surprise inspections of collective kitchens, strictly handling violations to ensure safety for students. See more...
