現地新聞に掲載された主な教育関連ニュースの一覧です。
※DBE: Department of Basic Education, DHE: Department of Higher Education, DG: Director General, DDG: Deputy Director General
| Date | News Site | Title | Summary |
| 5/14/20 | 7day News | Basic education schools will not be opened on first June due to COVID-19: earliest to be July | According to DDG Dr Tin Maung Win of DBE, basic education schools will not be able to re-open on first of June as usual due to COVID-19 and the earliest school opening will be in July. |
| 5/17/20 | 7day News | COVID-19 prevention rules to be announced for schools reopening: online discussion on schools reopening issue | Spokesperson of the President’s Office U Zaw Htay said an instruction is given to Ministry of Education to announce COVID-19 prevention rules that must be followed by teachers, parents and students when basic education schools reopen. |
| 5/20/20 | 7day News | Schools will reopen and if not, parents, teachers and public must cooperate to preserve learning opportunities for children in any possible way | Exclusive interview with DBE DDG Dr Tin Maung Win |
| 5/21/20 | 7day News | New Curriculum Online Trainings Start on 21 May | DBE has announced online training for new curriculum G4, G7 and G10 which will be implemented starting upcoming new academic year will begin on 21st May 2020. |
| 5/22/20 | 7day News | Marking of matriculation exam to start on 5 June | DBE DDG Dr Tin Maung Win said previously postponed marking process for matriculation exam will begin on 5th June 2020. |
| 5/26/20 | BBC Burmese | Schools to reopen on 21 July nationwide | DG U Ko Lay Win of DBE told BBC that schools are reopening on 21st July starting from G9 and G10. |
| 5/29/20 | 7day News | Schools to reopen in five different routines | According to DG U Ko Lay Win of DBE, schools will be reopened in five different routines based on the condition of the school. |
| 5/30/20 | MRTV | Basic education schools to be inspected before reopen | According to MRTV’s interview with DG U Ko Lay Win of DBE, schools must be inspected by respective education officers before they are allowed to reopen. |
| 6/2/20 | The Irrawaddy Burmese Edition | Grade 10 curriculum to be reduced | DBE DG U Ko Lay Win said that matriculation curriculum will be reduced as school period for 2020-2021 academic year has been shortened due to COVID-19. |
| 6/11/20 | Global New Light of Myanmar | Union Minister of Education had a conference call ministers of social affairs on schools reopening | Union Minister of Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi had a video conference call with states and regions Ministers of Social Affairs, National Education Policy Commission, National Curriculum Committee, and concerned MoE officials on schools reopening in Nay Pyi Taw on 10th June 2020. |
| 6/24/20 | 7day News | Curriculum for all grades to be reduced this academic year | Dr Tin Maung Win,DDG of DBE said that all basic education grades will be reduced in 2020-2021 academic year as schools reopen late. |
| 7/9/20 | 7day News | Children aged of six years allowed to enroll in Grade One | Ministry of Education has announced that six-year old children who did not attend Kindergarten at five will be allowed to enroll in Grade One. |
| 7/15/20 | 7day News | Ideal schools in COVID-19 infection prevention preparation to be awarded | Ideal schools in preparing prevention of COVID-19 will be selected and awarded on 16th July 2020 in Nay Pyi Taw. |
| 7/15/20 | 7day News | Private tuitions and boarding schools not allowed for reopening yet | National Level Central Committee for Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 has instructed Ministry of Educaiton on 14th July 2020 not to allow the reopening of private tuitions and boarding schools yet. |
| 7/16/20 | 7day News | Pre-schools to be allowed for reopening only after basic education primary schools reopening | Dr San San Aye, Director General for the Department of Social Welfare stated that public and private pre-schools are expected to be allowed for reopening only after the reopening of basic education primary grades. |
| 7/16/20 | 7day News | Exams to take place only four times a year in basic education schools : end-of-year exam in March | MoE has anoounced to hold exams only four times in coming 2020-2021 academic year and the end-of-year exam is to take place in March. |
| 7/20/20 | BBC Burmese | Middle and primary schools reopening to be postponed one month | DG of DBE, U Ko Lay Win told BBC Burmese that although basic education middle and primary schools were initially planned to reopen on 4th and 11th August respectively, the reopening is to be postponed to one month later than originally planned. |
| 7/21/20 | Global New Light of Myanmar | MoE, MoHS hold coordination meeting for reopening of schools | Union Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi and Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe presided over the coordination meeting of the two ministries yesterday for reopening schemes of high schools which were suspended due to the outbreak of COVID-19. |
| 8/13/20 | 7day News | Middle schools to prepare in advance for reopening | Education offices have instructed middle schools in first week of August to prepare for COVID-19 pervention in order to get ready for reopening once they are allowed. |
| 8/13/20 | The Irrawaddy Burmese Edition | MoE plans to re-open all high schools in two weeks | According to DBE DG U Ko Lay Win, MoE is planning to reopen all high schools in next two weeks. |
| 8/20/20 | 7day News | New curriculum G4 training for teachers who did not attend previous traning | Training for new curriculum G4 which will be implemented starting coming academic year for teachers who missed out the first training will take place from third week of August. |
| 8/26/20 | BBC Burmese | High schools closed down and opening of middle schools postponed again | DG of DBE, U Ko Lay Win told BBC that all high schools across nation have been closed down according to the instruction from National Level Central Committee for COVID-19 and the previous plan to open middle schools in September has been postponed. |