Cabinet OKs bill to instill patriotism in classroom

The cabinet on Friday approved a bill to revise the School Education Law featuring a provision aimed at instilling patriotism in the classroom and another bill designed to reinforce the power of the education minister in management of schools.

Placing top priority on education reform in the current Diet session, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is aiming to enact the two bills along with another, approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, to strip teachers of life tenure and require them instead to renew their licenses every 10 years.