公立小「３５人学級」へ　改正法成立で２５年度までに

　公立小学校の学級人数の上限を３５人に引き下げる改正義務教育標準法が３１日、参院本会議で全会一致により可決、成立した。情報通信技術（ＩＣＴ）を活用したきめ細かい指導体制を築くため、２０２５年度までに段階的に「３５人学級」へ移行する。小学校全体で学級人数を引き下げるのは、約４０年ぶりとなる。
　標準法に基づく従来の上限人数は小２～小６が４０人で、小１のみ１１年度に３５人学級を導入した。２１年度は小２を対象とし、低学年から順に毎年１学年ずつ移行する。（2021/03/31-11:16）

-The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill aimed at reducing the maximum number of students per class at public elementary schools in stages to 35 by fiscal 2025 from the current 40.
   The reduction is intended to allow teachers to look after each student more carefully, including by utilizing information and communications technology in education.
   It will be the first time in some 40 years for Japan to downsize public elementary school classes for all grades.
   The bill to revise the compulsory education standards law was approved unanimously at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, after it passed the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, earlier this month.
   Under the revised law, the class size will be reduced for the second grade in fiscal 2021, which begins on Thursday, and for a higher grade in each of the following years. The class size for the first grade was reduced to 35 students in fiscal 2011.