
私学運営費補助金、25年度分は50%減で約1億円返還請求 26年度分は25%カット
沖縄県名護市辺野古沖での小型船転覆事故で女子生徒ら2人が死亡した問題を受け、京都府は9日、同志社国際高校への私学運営費補助金を減額すると発表した。2025年度分は50%減とし約1億円の返還を求め、26年度分は25%カットする。
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沖縄県名護市辺野古沖で小型船が転覆し、研修旅行中の同志社国際高校の生徒2人が死亡した事故が発生した。
沖縄県名護市辺野古沖で小型船2隻が転覆し、研修旅行中だった同志社国際高校(京都府)の女子生徒ら2人が死亡した事故を受け、府は9日、学校の安全管理が著しく適正を欠いたとして、同校への私学運営費補助金を減額すると発表した。支給済みの2025年度分は50%減とし、約1億円の返還を求める。26年度分は25%カットする。
自粛中の校外学習再開へ 同志社国際高、保護者会で説明―辺野古転覆
私学運営費補助金は、学校の生徒や教員の数に応じて算定される。府は25年度に同校へ約2億円を支給し、26年度は事故を受け保留していた。
府は同補助金に関し、他自治体では最大25%減額した例を把握している。西脇隆俊知事は9日の記者会見で、25年度分を50%減額とした理由について「生徒の貴い命が失われる重大な結果に至ったこと、社会的な影響などを総合的に勘案した」と説明。26年度分は学校側の再発防止策などを考慮して減額幅を縮小したとし、27年度以降は「白紙」と述べた。

On the 30th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the results of this year's national academic ability and learning situation survey. While there was a correlation between the number of books in a household's collection and the rate of correct answers, it was also found that municipalities that are confident in the use of ICT tend to maintain their academic ability even if they have fewer books, pointing to the possibility of reversing the disparity.

Professor Yuko Fujigaki (64) of the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has been selected as the next president, and will begin her six-year term from April next year. As the first female university president, she talked about how to fulfill her role internationally and in society, pointing out how to respond to scandals such as corruption within the university and reforming governance. Yuko Kuniya, chairperson of the Selection and Supervision Council, cited her communication skills and legacy of change as the reason for her selection.

The University of Tokyo has selected Professor Yuko Fujigaki of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as its next president. This will be the first time a woman has been appointed president of the university.

In Hwa-seon (77), a former teacher at Hiroshima Korean Junior and Senior High School, participated in a training session held in Pyongyang in 1986 with the aim of obtaining a teaching license in his homeland, North Korea, in order to teach Korean at Japanese high schools. There is no official route for Koreans residing in Japan to obtain teaching licenses in their homeland, and he revealed how he was stopped by Chongren Federation of Korea officials just before leaving the country.

The OECD announced the results of PISA in 2025, and Japan ranked first among OECD member countries in all three major areas, maintaining the world's top standards. On the other hand, some questions on reading comprehension showed a decline in the percentage of correct answers and an increase in the proportion of people with low scores.
The Kaisei Gakuen Railway Research Club apologized on official X for the nuisance such as loud voices and blocking the aisles on the Sunrise Seto and Izumo trains, and announced that it would suspend its activities until measures are taken to prevent recurrence.