"One country,two systems" is a constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China describing the governance of Hong Kong and Macau since they became Special administrative regions of China in 1997 and 1999 respectively.
A bento is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal of Japanese origin. Outside Japan,it is common in Chinese and Korean cuisines,as well as in Southeast Asian cuisines where rice is the main staple food. A traditional bento may contain rice or noodles with fish or meat,often with pickled and cooked vegetables in a box. Containers range from mass-produced disposables to hand-crafted lacquerware. Often various dividers are used to separate ingredients or dishes,especially those with strong flavors,to avoid them affecting the taste of the rest of the meal. A typical divider is green plastic grass. This also works to stem the growth of bacteria. Bento are readily available in many places throughout Japan,including convenience stores,bento shops,railway stations,and department stores. However,Japanese homemakers often spend time and energy on carefully prepared box lunches for their spouses,children,or themselves. Outside Japan,the term bento box may be used.
Secondary education in Japan is split into junior high schools,which cover the seventh through ninth grade,and senior high schools,which mostly cover grades ten through twelve.
The educational system in Taiwan is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. The system produces pupils with some of the highest test scores in the world,especially in mathematics and science. Former president Ma Ying-jeou announced in January 2011 that the government would begin the phased implementation of a twelve-year compulsory education program by 2014.
The anti-Japanese demonstrations of 2005 were a series of demonstrations,some peaceful,some violent,which were held across most of East Asia in the spring of 2005. They were sparked off by a number of issues,including the approval of a Japanese history textbook and the proposal that Japan be granted a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a public university in Spearfish,South Dakota. Close to 4,000 students attend classes at its 123-acre (50 ha) campus in Spearfish,at sites in Rapid City and Pierre,and through distance offerings. Enrollment comes from all 64 out of 66 counties in South Dakota,43 states,and 29 countries. BHSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
Japanese history textbook controversies involve controversial content in government-approved history textbooks used in the secondary education of Japan. The controversies primarily concern the nationalist right efforts to whitewash the actions of the Empire of Japan during World War II.
Farragut Career Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago,Illinois,United States. As a career academy,Farragut emphasizes a curriculum that combines academic instruction with work-study experiences and vocational training. In addition to Education-To-Careers clusters,Farragut is also home to the General Patton JROTC program which functions as a school-within-a-school. The school is named for David Farragut,a naval hero of the American Civil War who later was named the first admiral in the United States Navy.
Canisius College is a private Catholic secondary school for boys,located in Menteng,Central Jakarta,Java,Indonesia. The school was founded by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in 1927.
Freedom Schools were temporary,alternative,and free schools for African Americans mostly in the South. They were originally part of a nationwide effort during the Civil Rights Movement to organize African Americans to achieve social,political and economic equality in the United States. The most prominent example of Freedom Schools was in Mississippi during the summer of 1964.
Knowing Taiwan,also translated Getting to Know Taiwan,Know Taiwan or Understanding Taiwan,is a textbook for junior high-school aged children that has been in widespread use in Taiwan since 1997. The book is divided into sections that cover social studies,history and geography.
The National Taichung University of Education is a university in West District,Taichung,Taiwan. Founded in 1899 at the Confucian Temple in Changhwa county,it moved to the current site in 1923.
The Sunflower Student Movement is associated with a protest movement driven by a coalition of students and civic groups that came to a head between March 18 and April 10,2014,in the Legislative Yuan and,later,also the Executive Yuan of Taiwan. The activists protested the passing of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) by the then ruling party Kuomintang (KMT) at the legislature without clause-by-clause review.
Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School is a public girl's high school located in the Zhongshan District of Taipei,Taiwan. The school enrols female students from grade 10 to 12. Established in 1897 during the Japanese period,the school marked the milestone of secondary education for Taiwanese females and has educated many famous alumnae including Taiwan's first female president,Tsai Ing-wen.
The 2014 Jefferson County Public Schools protests were a series of demonstrations against the new AP United States History (APUSH) curriculum in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Colorado. Protests began on Friday,September 19,2014,at Standley Lake,and Conifer high schools when classes were cancelled at both schools because a high number of teachers called in absent to work. On September 22,the protests spread to Evergreen when students left class on marched on the Jefferson County Schools Education Center. On September 23,the protests spread to Pomona,Arvada,and Ralston Valley high schools. Two days later,the protest grew to about 1,000 when Columbine and Dakota Ridge students joined together on a pedestrian bridge over South Wadsworth Boulevard.
Lessons in Dissent is a 2014 documentary film about young political activists in Hong Kong.
Arabic Immersion Magnet School (AIMS) is a magnet school in the Montrose area of Houston,Texas. A part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD),it currently covers elementary school grades. It uses a grant from the Qatar Foundation,and it is one of the first Arabic language immersion schools in the United States. It is a part of HISD's efforts to increase the number of bilingual students. Prior to 2019 the school was in the Houston Heights. Mahassen Ballouli became principal in Summer 2017 after the founding Principal,Kate Adams,left.
Rosalia Wu is a Taiwanese politician. Elected to the Taipei City Council in 2006,she served until 2016,when she won election to the Legislative Yuan.
Tsai Ping-kun is a Taiwanese politician.
"No justice,no peace" is a political slogan which originated during protests against acts of ethnic violence against African Americans. Its precise meaning is contested. The slogan was used as early as 1986,following the killing of Michael Griffith by a mob of white youths.
