A school in Phu Tho province (Source: hahoa.phutho.edu.vn)Phu Tho (VNA) – The northern midland province of Phu Tho has focused on maintaining andimproving the quality of schools that meet national standards during the2018-2019 academic year.
At the same time, the province has also mobilised investmentresources for building such schools, aiming to meet set targets as well asrequirements of educational reform.
Phu Tho is expected to have 738 out of 917 schoolsrecognised as national-standard ones by 2020, including 226 kindergartens, 272elementary schools, 207 secondary and boarding schools, and 33 high schools.
The locality now houses 669 national-standard schools,including 196 kindergartens, 275 at elementary level, 170 at secondary leveland 28 at high school level.
Viet Tri city and the districts of Lam Thao, Thanh Ba, ThanhThuy, Tam Nong, Phu Ninh, Cam Khe, Doan Hung, Ha Hoa and Yen Lap are among thebest performers in this field.
However, efforts in building national-standards in Phu Thohave faced a range of difficulties such as limited resources, unsuitableinvestment and less attention of relevant educational institutions andlocalities.
Nguyen Minh Tuong, Director of the provincial Department ofEducation and Training, said to reach the above-said target, his department isreviewing and reassessing the quality and quantity of teachers, officials and managersin the sector.
Ha Ke San, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee, said the province has always considered building national-standardschools a central task and an important solution to fulfill educationaldevelopment goals.-VNA
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