Manuel da Silva, Dili – Education Minister Joao Cancio Freitas has recognized that monthly salary payments are still being made to teachers who have died.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) has urged the government to change its international standard school funding policy, which it says widens t

Bruce Gale – Indonesia ranks 61st out of 65 countries when it comes to 15-year-olds' proficiency in mathematics.

Jakarta – Indonesian teachers are protesting a ministerial decree that requires them to publish academic papers or scientific work to qualify for promotion and demand instead that promo

Jakarta – The Indonesian Federation of Teachers' Associations (FSGI) has accused the National Education Ministry of stalling on the disbursement of teachers' certification allowances as

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Perpetual corrupt practices in the educational system have stopped many children from getting a quality education even though the government raises the b

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – It was a bright sunny day when HM Soleh, a social studies teacher, inspected several classrooms to see if everything was OK.

Jakarta – The government will introduce a 12-year compulsory basic education program for all children next year, an official says.

Ulma Haryanto – When Ade Pujiati started a learning center, all she wanted was to be able to provide free education for the poor.

Jakarta – University of Indonesia's Student Executive Body with the Faculty of Economics (BEM FE UI) threatens to hold strike and refuses to go for lecture in protest to unending contro

Jakarta – A lack of post-literacy education and poor infrastructure are hampering the country's efforts to eradicate illiteracy, the National Education Ministry says.

Jakarta – Lawmaker Rieke Dyah Pitalok says the Indonesian government would have had to approve the controversial granting of a University of Indonesia honorary doctorate to Saudi Arabi

Camelia Pasandaran – At least 40 University of Indonesia professors are calling for the resignation of university president Gumilar Soemantri.

Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) has come under a storm of protests for awarding an honorary doctorate to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a leader whose commitment to human rights

Nurfika Osman – The University of Indonesia rejected on Friday accusations that it had favored potential students who were willing to contribute more to its coffers and denied others en

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Jakarta – Indonesian youths scored poorly compared to their peers around the world in a reading test conducted by the Organization for Economic, Cooperation, and Development (OECD), who

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – The delays schools have endured in receiving School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds that were prompted by changes in funding mechanisms have pushed schools

Jakarta – A study by the National Education Ministry shows many schools throughout the nation are still charging students with various obscure expenses.

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – The huge portion of the state budget allocated to education has been instrumental in greatly improving the welfare of teachers, but loc

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government said it would significantly increase state budget allocations for education as a result of the surge in total budget spending caused by the incre

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Last year, Riska seriously contemplated suicide.

Nurfika Osman – Last month, Retno Listyarti served as an exam monitor at a senior high school in North Jakarta. She said that what she observed was mind-boggling.

Cheating is rampant in our school system. Not a year goes by without incidents of wrongdoing during the national examinations making headlines.

Siami, the woman who reported systemic cheating at a Surabaya elementary school, attended a meeting via video conference with NGOs on Thursday.

Nurfika Osman – A worrying rise in sectarian and religious conflicts around the country could be traced back to the poor implementation of civic education in schools, experts said on Tu

Jakarta – A number of teachers launched on Tuesday a new association called the Indonesian Civic Teachers Association (IGCI), amid growing concerns on a need for character education to

Indra Harsaputra and Hyginus Hardoyo, Surabaya/Jakarta – Cheating in exams constitutes a fraudulent action classified as an achievement that is not praiseworthy, like corruption.

Jakarta – Clad in uniforms sprayed with various colors, high school seniors paraded around throughout the country on Monday to celebrate passing the national exam this year.

Nurfika Osman – The new grading system for the national exams has seen a staggering 99.22 percent of senior high school students pass the recently concluded tests.

Jakarta – The national exams currently underway nationwide have been plagued by problems of systemic misconduct among schools and education agency officials, the Muhammadiyah Youth Asso

Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has called on regions to adopt an official standardized exam for Islamic studies in schools.

Amid growing radicalism in Indonesia, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reportedly supported the People's Consultative Assembly's call to extend the teaching of national ideology a

Medan – National exams held at senior high schools in Medan have been marred by cheating involving the schools and students, an NGO says.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia will need to make significant strides in resolving financial problems impeding its efforts to establish universal healthcare coverage by 2014,

Ronna Nirmala – If you were a schoolteacher who learned that the official answer key of a test, prepared by the Ministry of Education and used by examiners to grade students, contained

Dessy Sagita & Arientha Primanita – With the national school examinations looming later this month, educators are focusing on tight supervision to prevent the recurring problems of

Palembang – Different from the national education minister's statement, the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) has conceded that many regions in Indonesia still suffer a teacher sho

Semarang – Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo said he failed to understand schools in the province that refused to follow his instruction that every school should play patriotic songs e

Camelia Pasandaran – Desperate schools in Tangerang have resorted to borrowing money from students and teachers after the district government halted the distribution of operational aid

Jakarta – Indonesia's education development index (EDI) dropped to 69th in 2011, down from its rank of 65th last year.

Nurfika Osman – Bowing to intense criticism and pressure from activists and academics, the government has finally decided to recall a series of 10 books on President Susilo Bambang Yudh

Nurfika Osman – Despite mounting criticism, the Ministry of National Education said on Friday that it would not recall a series of books on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono circulated

Arientha Primanita – Slowly but surely, Malaka Jaya 06 Elementary School in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, is falling apart.

Jakarta – The National Education Ministry says it will investigate allegations of publication of books on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono using funds intended for education.

Matt Crook, Lautem – The nuns were creating an almighty din.

Dessy Sagita & Shari Nijman, Jakarta – There are very serious consequences that could result from Indonesian society's continued reluctance to acknowledge that children need to lear

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Sex education will be "integrated" into Indonesian classrooms for the first time as the nation faces up to an increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases in the country

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Teachers and education activists have called on the House of Representatives to repeal a law obliging all districts to have at least one international-standard s

It may be a cliche, but financial constraints continue to thwart Indonesia's efforts to improve the nation's quality of education, prompting universities to seek financial support from