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View all search resultsAs recovery efforts continue, the government has prepared a special disaster education curriculum to be implemented in three phases over the next four years, as well as services to aid in the psychological recovery of affected residents, including students and teachers.
While the Rp 757.8 trillion (US$46.82 billion) budgeted for education next year has been hailed as the largest in modern history, experts have pointed out that deducting the free meals allocation would leave just Rp 422.8 trillion, the smallest in recent years.
As the government prepares to make English a compulsory subject in schools, President Prabowo Subianto has said he plans to add Portuguese to the list of elective language programs, although observers have questioned the urgency and relevance of the plan for students.
Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti has claimed his office has made several progress in pushing President Prabowo Subianto’s administration vision on improving the country’s education, which focuses on school renovation, education digitalization and teacher welfare improvement.
In commemoration of National Education Day, which falls every May 2, President Prabowo Subianto announces some initiatives aimed at improving the country’s education system, ranging from school renovations to financial aid for teachers.
Questions remain over how presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto is planning to fund his flagship free school lunch program after a senior minister’s proposal to dip into school aid funds was met with widespread opposition from teachers.
Teachers' associations have raised various objections as well as a handful of potential solutions after a senior minister suggested last week to use the school operational assistance (BOS) fund to finance Prabowo's signature free school lunch program.
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