Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged PartyCommittees and administrations at all levels to pay more attention toeducation.
While addressing the education sector’s national conferenceheld online on October 31, Dam stressed that education is a leading nationalpolicy and a mission of the entire political system, and cannot be separatedfrom the country’s socio-economic development conditions.
Staff streamlining is necessary, but it must not cause a lackof teachers, he added.
The Deputy PM requested the education sector to listen topublic opinions in educational reforms so as to reach high consensus insociety.
He also took the occasion to commend efforts made by over1.3 million teachers and educational management officials as well as millionsof former teachers to contribute to the education cause.
Reviewing the 2019-2020 academic year, Minister of Educationand Training Phung Xuan Nha affirmed that despite a lot of difficulties causedby the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector fulfilled the twin targets of ensuringsafety for students and teachers and fulfilling the yearly plan.
To date, over 1.3 million teachers and educationalmanagement officials at all levels and nearly 24 million students have beensafe after two waves of COVID-19 outbreaks./.