Politics & Society
Solutions to Taiwan's Education Woes
Taiwanese education is known for its obsession with teaching students how to test into a handful of elite schools. What can these "star" schools do to make the system more diverse?
Politics & Society
Solutions to Taiwan's Education Woes
After a decade of reforms, Taiwan's education system is reeling with more problems than ever before. Here is a shortlist of the most important undertakings awaiting the new administration.
Politics & Society
Solutions to Taiwan's Education Woes
A growing number of Taiwanese parents are choosing to teach their children on their own at home, designing learning environments specifically suited for each kid's unique needs.
Politics & Society
Solutions to Taiwan's Education Woes
Community volunteers are giving children from broken families the support they need to regain a sense of belonging, and the confidence to succeed in life.
Politics & Society
Liu Chao-shiuan
The Premier-designate will need the skills and dexterity of the martial arts heroes he creates to overcome the many challenges facing him and the country.
Politics & Society
Education
After a decade of education reforms, Taiwan's private afterschool schools have grown in number to 17,400, comprising an underground education empire.
Politics & Society
Education
Education in Taiwan has become an all-out struggle, locking kids into competition at increasingly early ages. Why is it that the more the education system is reformed, the more it stresses exams?