On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
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Pressured to review outdated prohibitions, an entire prefecture says goodbye to “relics of the past”.
Logistical mishaps and contradicting guidelines hinder what could be one of the best ways to lower COVID-19 community transmission.
Kyoto’s mandate seems to be one of the most burdensome on families in light of national directives for equipping students with electronic devices.
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