Lee Kuan Yew's Educational Legacy: The Challenges of Success

The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015) laid the foundations for the creation of a first-world education system in Singapore. Like many other issues concerning the country, his ideas for education were transported in a red box, which he took with him wherever he went, even up to his last days. Inside it was always something designed to help create a better life for all Singaporeans.

The editors of this volume were inspired by the idea of Mr Lee’s red box and by the Founding Father’s selfless ...