Report calls for covering 5-year-olds in compulsory education
05/16/2021 03:03 PM
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Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The Ministry of Education should push for the coverage of 5-year-old children in Taiwan s compulsory education system, according to a recent report by a legislative research body.
Investing in young children is investing in the country s future, especially when Taiwan faces a low birth rate, said the report published by the Legislature s Organic Laws and Statutes Bureau on Tuesday.
In 2020, Taiwan recorded more deaths than newborns for the first time on record.
The report was compiled after the National Policy Foundation made a similar call in April over the issue, suggesting that expanding the coverage will improve the quality of education for children at that age.