East Kalimantan allocates Rp6.3b to provide laptops for teachers
Nurni Sulaiman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda | Fri, 07/31/2009 10:06 AM
The East Kalimantan Education Agency is allocationg Rp 6.3 billion (US$636,300) to provide laptops for 1,000 teachers in the province.
Musyahrim, secretary of the agency, said Friday that the funds would be allocated in the revision of the province's 2009 budget.
He said the teachers who would receive the laptops are teachers of international standard schools (SBI), international standard pilot-project schools (RSBI). RSBI refers to state schools that are in the process of becoming SBIs.
“Currently, there are around 4,000 teachers in those schools, but we will provide them all with laptops eventually,” he said.
The province has 31 SBIs and RSBIs, ranging from elementary schools to high schools and vocational schools. (dre)
