An apprenticeship program in the nursing care industry involving high school students is gradually expanding in Aichi Prefecture, providing benefits to students and businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/society/japan-caregiver-apprenticeship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #aichi #students #highschools #education #nursingcare #socialwelfare #jobs
Faced with economic hardship, "time poverty" and social isolation, single parents in Japan are struggling to raise their kids, according to a survey by a nonprofit that provides financial aid to children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/society/ashinaga-survey-poverty-orphan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #highschools #poverty #children #ashinaga #wages #nonregularworkers #parenthood
It all starts with an entrance exam. In South Korea, as in Japan, the fixation on academic achievement as the basis for success has reduced people to a mere list of "specs." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/26/world/south-korea-university-entrance-exam-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #universities #highschools #cramschools #schools #education #children #mentalhealth
Almost all textbooks to be used by first- and second-year high school students in Japan from fiscal 2026 will include QR codes that link to websites with video and audio learning aid materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/high-school-textbooks-qr-codes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #textbooks #digitalization #mext #highschools
A group of Japanese high school students called for the abolition of nuclear weapons Wednesday in New York, where a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is underway. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/society/students-nuclear-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #highschools #students #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #newyork #un #nihonhidankyo #indigenouspeople #nobelprize
A boarding school on a small island in Hiroshima Prefecture has big hopes for its students as they prepare to graduate and venture out into new cities and countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/hiroshima-global-education-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #education #schools #highschools #internationalbaccalaureate #studyabroad
Its good they are setting this up for the teens and their parents, but why the fuck did we import the #highschool #prom into this country in the first place? It also imports the dysfunctional culture wars of USA #highSchools on top of our own social problems (such as youth seeing #TOWIE and #LoveIsland folk as role models)
https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/shopping/pop-up-store-open-brentwood-9968365
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan wants to use the Bank of Japan’s exchange-traded funds to help cover the cost of making high school education free as part of the normalization of monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/19/boj-exchange-traded-funds-education/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ldp #cdp #education #boj #bonds #highschools
Japan's national high school soccer tournament is thriving after more than 100 years, attracting huge crowds and breeding future stars, despite professional clubs trying to lure away young talent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/12/29/soccer/national-soccer-tournament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #students #highschools #jleague
The competition rate of employment examinations for public school teachers in Japan hit a record low in fiscal 2024, reflecting the mass departure of teachers who reached retirement age and a decrease in applicants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/school-teachers-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #schools #teachers #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools
Children who attend private schools from kindergarten through high school in Japan face total education costs, including tuition and cram school fees, of approximately ¥19.76 million, the highest level on record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/26/japan/society/school-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #highschools #education #schools #children
A nonprofit organization in Mimata, Miyazaki Prefecture, is offering truant high school students a place where they can spend their time and feel at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/23/japan/society/japan-truant-high-school-student-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #students #highschools #education #socialwelfare #poverty #miyazaki
#Corrupt #US #SupremeCourt turns away #challenge to #race neutral #admissions #criteria at #Boston #highschools
justice #NeilGorsuch noted that the #schools have since changed the #admissionspolicy, which "greatly diminish[es] the need for our #review."
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-boston-high-schools-admissions/
As Japan continues to grapple with rising prices and the weak yen, more and more people are looking toward Asia as a budget-friendly study destination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/07/japan/society/study-abroad-philippines/ #japan #society #students #philippines #studyabroad #highschools
Ethereum and Blockchain to Be Included in High School Curricula in Argentina - ETH Kipu Foundation, an organization focused on supporting and developing the Ethe... - https://news.bitcoin.com/ethereum-and-blockchain-to-be-included-in-high-school-curricula-in-argentina/ #emergingmarkets #cryptocurrency #highschools #blockchain #curriculum #argentina #ethereum #ethkipu #crypto
A move to make single-gender schools in Saitama Prefecture coed has faced pushback from students and parents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/23/japan/society/saitama-high-schools-coed/ #japan #society #education #highschools #saitama #women039sissues #men039sissues
#Transgender #Athletes #FightBack Against #Unjust #School #Ban in #NewHampshire
Two #transgender #teens are #challenging a new #state #law that #bars them from #competing on #girls' #sports #teams at their #public #highschools.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewHampshire #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.transvitae.com/transgender-athletes-fight-back-against-unjust-nh-school-ban/
The first national high school sumo championships for girls this past weekend marked a major step forward for women's sumo as the sport's administrators bid to carve out a space for female wrestlers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/08/14/sumo/girls-high-school-sumo-championships/ #sumo #women039sissues #highschools #internationalsumofederation
The weakening of the yen and prolonged inflation have forced schools in Fukushima Prefecture that have made overseas trips their selling point to rethink such excursions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/05/japan/society/fukushima-school-trips-overseas/ #japan #society #schools #fukushima #juniorhighschools #highschools #yen #inflation
Japan's government is planning to pilot a fully digital high school admissions process in fiscal 2025 to ease burdens on students and teachers and reduce the scope for human error. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/12/japan/society/high-schools-digital-admissions/ #japan #society #highschools #digitalization #digitalagency #juniorhighschools
