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November 21, 2025

Jakarta Post - November 21, 2025

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Anindita Wirawan, a 40-year-old mother of three in South Jakarta, is among the many parents voicing renewed alarm over bullying after a string of recent cases acr

November 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 19, 2025

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's English proficiency remains in the low-proficiency band, placing 80th out of 123 countries in the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI).

November 17, 2025

Tempo - November 17, 2025

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will issue a new ministerial regulation to address the widespread cases of bullying in schools.

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2025

Jakarta – A series of building collapses at several schools across the county has raised serious concerns about the government's commitment to fixing aging education infrastructure, eve

November 13, 2025

Tempo - November 13, 2025

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Jakarta The Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, has issued a circular prohibiting teachers from administering physical punishment to students at school.

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2025

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The recent explosion at SMAN 72 Kelapa Gading state high school in North Jakarta has sparked alarm over the education system's failure to address mental health is

November 12, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 12, 2025

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Wednesday urged schools across Indonesia to ensure a safe and supportive environment for students, free from any f

November 11, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 11, 2025

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Counterterrorism police unit Densus 88 on Tuesday said the suspected perpetrator behind the blast at state high school SMAN 72 Jakarta last Friday acted

November 8, 2025

Reuters - November 8, 2025

Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Explosions at a mosque located inside state high school SMAN 72 compound in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta that injured dozens of people dur

November 7, 2025

Jakarta Post - November 7, 2025

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – Authorities in West Java have pledged to inspect and reinforce substandard school building quality across the province after two schools collapsed in separate c

November 1, 2025

Tempo - November 1, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Coordinator of the Advocacy Field for the Association of Education and Teachers (P2G), Iman Zanatul Haeri, criticized the policy of increasing incentives f

October 30, 2025

Tempo - October 30, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Thousands of teachers marched from the National Monument (Monas) to the Arjuna Wijaya Horse Statue in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, October 30, 202

October 29, 2025

Jakarta Post - October 29, 2025

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The Elementary and Secondary Education Ministry has pressed ahead with its main programs to improve the country's education by focusing on infrastructure, technol

Tempo - October 29, 2025

Jakarta – The Minister of Social Affairs, Saifullah Yusuf, also known as Gus Ipul, stated that the Indonesian National Army (TNI) has been involved in the People's School program since

October 28, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - October 28, 2025

Jakarta – In a modern democracy, no institution, secular or religious, should be exempt from public scrutiny.

October 27, 2025

Tempo - October 27, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – An online petition created by a student using the username "siswa agit" is demanding the cancellation of the Academic Ability Test (TKA) scheduled for Novembe

October 25, 2025

Tempo - October 25, 2025

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Member of House Commission X (DPR), Bonnie Triyana, stated that it would be better for President Prabowo Subianto to expand the teaching of the Mandarin lan

October 23, 2025

Tempo - October 23, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced that Portuguese will soon be added to Indonesia's school curriculum, underscoring the country's deepening ties with Brazi

October 20, 2025

Tempo - October 20, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) has criticized President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration for sho

Tempo - October 20, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Educators Coalition (Koalisi Barisan Guru Indonesia or Kobar Guru Indonesia) has criticized the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka administ

October 16, 2025

Indonesia at Melbourne - October 16, 2025

Fachrizal Baladraf, Maidina Rahmawati and Erasmus AT Napitupulu – Imagine the horror: as students were praying, the concrete structure above them suddenly collapsed.

Jakarta Globe - October 16, 2025

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has launched the People's School (Sekolah Rakyat) initiative aimed at breaking the cycle of extreme poverty in Indonesia throug

Tempo - October 16, 2025

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – All victims of the collapse of Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Buduran, Sidoarjo have been identified. In total, there are 63 identified bodies.

October 13, 2025

Fulcrum - October 13, 2025

A'an Suryana – The pesantren (Islamic boarding school) building that recently collapsed in Sidoarjo, East Java, killing at least 67 students, has exposed the lack of government oversigh

October 10, 2025

Jakarta Post - October 10, 2025

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta – East Java Police have launched a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of a building at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo Rege

October 3, 2025

Tempo - October 3, 2025

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) detected several violations in the Ministry of Education and Culture's procurement project for 330,000 smart TVs f

September 26, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 26, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – The illiteracy rate in Indonesia continues to decline.

September 25, 2025

Tempo - September 25, 2025

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, responded to the police's seizure of books as evidence from students and activ

September 23, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - September 23, 2025

Jakarta – The government's promise to equip more than 330,000 schools with smart screens may sound like a bold leap forward in education reform, but it also feels like a chilling case o

September 22, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 22, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government will entirely pay the salary of the fresh graduates joining the upcoming internship program meant to spur economic growth, according to a se

September 14, 2025

Tempo - September 14, 2025

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Education and Culture has explained the government's insistence on continuing the program of distributing smart TVs to schools.

September 4, 2025

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar apologized for a video clip containing his bad remarks about teachers.

August 30, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - August 30, 2025

Jakarta – When it comes to education, no one should doubt President Prabowo Subianto's commitment.

August 29, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 29, 2025

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has issued an official circular instructing that all academic and non-academic activities be carried out from home.

August 25, 2025

Tempo - August 25, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from the University of Indonesia Students for Justice in Palestine (UISJP) community staged a protest at the Rotunda Campus Field on Mond

Jakarta Globe - August 25, 2025

Fahri Ali, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI), the country's oldest higher education institution, recently apologized for inviting a pro-Israel scholar to a discussion, admittin

August 23, 2025

Tempo - August 23, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education commenced the distribution of digital devices such as smart TVs and interactive whiteboards to schools across I

August 22, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 22, 2025

Monique Handa Shafira, Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday addressed thousands of teachers and principals of the government's new Sekolah Rakyat ("People's School

August 21, 2025

Jakarta Post - August 21, 2025

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Concerns are mounting that President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal program could overshadow meaningful improvements in education, as nearly half of the

August 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 19, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti highlighted a worrying trend: many Indonesian children struggle to read analog clocks, reflecting broader challeng

August 18, 2025

CNN Indonesia - August 18, 2025

Jakarta – The government will allocate approximately 44 percent of its 2026 education budget to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

August 17, 2025

Tempo - August 17, 2025

Myesha Fatina Rachman – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati highlighted the issue of low teachers' and lecturers' salaries that has been widely discussed on social media.

August 15, 2025

Tempo - August 15, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced the distribution of 288,000 smart TVs to schools in remote areas across the country this year.

August 9, 2025

Tempo - August 9, 2025

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati commented on the issue of teachers and lecturers' salaries, which has recently gained traction on social media.

July 27, 2025

Tempo - July 27, 2025

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Hundreds of teachers recruited for the People's Schools have decided to resign due to the distant placement of teaching locations from their residences.

July 22, 2025

Tempo - July 22, 2025

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives' Commission XI, Dolfie Othniel Frederic Palit, raised concerns over the education budget during a working meeting

July 12, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 12, 2025

Ricki Putra Harahap, Algi M Gifari, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to launch its ambitious Sekolah Rakyat (People's Schools) program on Monday, offering free boarding school education to ch

July 7, 2025

Jakarta Post - July 7, 2025

Jakarta – Two Indonesian public schools have won an Asia-Pacific healthiest schools competition announced recently in Vietnam.

July 5, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 5, 2025

Basudiwa Supraja, Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will launch 100 free boarding schools across the country on July 14 to support children from the nation's poorest household

July 4, 2025

Tempo - July 4, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Minister of Elementary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti has officially designated July 7 as Indonesian Librarian's Day.