Many schools have not received new textbooks for grades 4 and 8.

August 9, 2023 18:24

As of August 9, according to a survey by Hai Duong Newspaper reporters in Tu Ky, Kim Thanh, Gia Loc, Binh Giang districts and Hai Duong city, most schools have not received new textbooks for grades 4 and 8 from the supplier.

Major bookstores in Hai Duong City all sell new textbooks for grades 4, 8 and 11.

A few schools in Kinh Mon, Nam Sach, Thanh Ha have books but not enough titles.

Representatives of many primary and secondary school leaders said they are anxiously waiting for new textbooks. Because this year, 4th and 8th graders are studying new textbooks according to the 2018 general education program, teachers and students need to study them soon. Teachers are having to study them using e-books or print them out for use. This year, 11th graders are also studying new textbooks, and the books have now arrived at high schools to provide to students.

Most schools organize for parents to register to buy textbooks. However, there are also schools that do not organize for parents to register to buy books, especially new books for grades 4 and 8. Schools introduce the list of books and where to buy them so that parents can proactively buy. Many parents gather in groups, by class to buy together.

Major bookstores in Hai Duong City and retail outlets in the districts all sell new textbooks for grades 4, 8 and 11. Parents can buy them at these bookstores based on the school's instructions. However, there are also parents who do not know which publisher to buy the grade 8 textbooks from.

Hai Duong Books and Educational Equipment Joint Stock Company is the unit supplying books to the majority of schools in the province. The company has supplied about 3.6 million copies of books from grade 1 to grade 12, including about 960,000 copies of books for grades 4, 8 and 11. The supply of books is slow due to dependence on the publishing unit. The company is speeding up the progress, supplying them to schools in turn according to registration. This year, the unit is expected to supply about 4 million copies of books in the whole province, a sharp decrease compared to last year because many schools did not organize for parents to register to buy books and many schools registered to buy books through other agents.

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