FALLING BEHIND: Huang Kun-huei said that Taiwan’s education system has focused too heavily on testing, and was not evolving with technology and a changing economy
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 14, 2020
By: Rachel Lin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Professor Huang Kun-Huei Education Foundation chairman Huang Kun-huei speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The foundation released public approval ratings of education policies in cities and counties nationwide.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
In the category of mayors placing sufficient emphasis on education, respondents rated Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) the highest, with 77.6 percent approval, while former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) had the lowest approval rating at 44.3 percent, foundation polling committee member Feng Ching-huang (馮清皇) said.
In the same category, Lienchiang County led other cities and counties outside of the six special municipalities, with 87.6 percent approval, while Hualien and Pingtung counties and Hsinchu City received more than 75 percent approval, Feng said.
Hsinchu, Changhua and Miaoli counties all received less than 59 percent approval, Feng added. [FULL STORY]
