Taipei is pouring record money into schools, a win for parents, teachers, and construction and AI firms tied to the city's spending.

• Taipei's new education budget reaches NT$83.2 billion, the highest ever for the city.
• Mayor Chiang Wan-an wants elementary classes cut to 25 students within three years so teachers can focus on teaching.
• School rebuilding gets NT$5.5 billion on top of the usual NT$4 billion a year, speeding up construction.
• NT$9.2 billion over four years will build what the city calls Asia's first AI education center, with AI labs in high schools and AI assistants for teachers.
• Teachers also get lighter homeroom teaching loads, more admin support, more counseling, and paid overseas study programs.

Outlook: Expect the building and hiring push to start this school year, with the smaller class sizes phased in over the next three years.