Japan has been able to create a more equitable learning environment for children across economic backgrounds despite Japan spending less money on schools than the OECD average. How the Japanese national and local governments allocate resources has a positive net effect on education.
A 2016 OECD report on the state of education in Japan makes for interesting reading. Although not specific to English language education, the findings have implications on the shape of various English language programs that schools design and implement in their (and the government's) desire to improve the effectiveness of English language teaching and learning at primary and secondary schools nationwide...
