Ministry Investigates Alleged Corruption in National Exam Printing Tender
Students take the National Examination in Jakarta’s High School 68 in this file photo.(JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) The Ministry of Education and Culture is investigating a watchdog’s allegation of...
View ArticleEducation Minister Apologizes for the National Exam Fiasco
Students take the national exam on April 16 in Jakarta. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) Education and Culture Minister Muhammad Nuh has apologized for this year’s national exam fiasco that led to delayed...
View ArticleHouse Threatens to Stall National Exam Budget Over Test Fiasco
Students take the national exam in this file photo. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) A Golkar Party lawmaker has threatened to freeze the budget for next year’s national exam if the Ministry of Education and...
View ArticleMinister to Consider Calls to Scrap Exams For Primary School
A hearing impaired student undertakes the Indonesian language part of the national exams at a school in Tangerang on Monday. (JG Photo/Fajrin Raharjo) Education Minister Muhammad Nuh has promised to...
View ArticleEducation Ministry to Clean House After National Exam Fiasco
High school students cry during a mass prayer ahead of the national exam in Budi Utomo, Jakarta, on April 11, 2013. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) Several high-ranking officials with the Ministry of Education...
View Article99.5% of High School Students Pass National Exam: Ministry
Students take the National Exam in this file photo. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) After receiving mounting criticism for this year’s national exams fiasco, the Education Ministry announced on Thursday that...
View ArticleLawmakers Urged to Reject New School Curriculum Budget
Critics have questioned the feasibility and wisdom of the proposed new school curriculum, which de-emphasizes science and English in favor of religious and moral education. (JG Photo/Afir Makki)...
View ArticleMinistry Threatens School Principals Over Illegal Levies
In this photograph taken on April 18, 2013 Indonesian high school students take the national examination in Malang, East Java. The Ministry of Education and Culture announced that it will crackdown on...
View ArticleAffirmative High School Education: Open High School Launched
Balloons to mark the launch of Open High School program in 2014/2015 school year is held by an indigenous West Papuans, before its release by Education and Culture Minister Muhamad Nuh and West Papua...
View ArticleNearly 800 Teachers Sent to Improve Education in Rural Areas
Jakarta. President Joko Widodo on Monday deployed 798 teachers to schools in four provinces as part of a government drive to improve the quality of education in underdeveloped regions. The teachers...
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