Govt backs down on schools closure
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Bowing to public uproar and opposition from civic groups and critics of a policy to close small-sized government schools, the Education Ministry has agreed to set up a joint committee, which would include representatives from civic organisations, to look
After a meeting with representatives of the Community School (Small School) Network Club of Thailand, the Thai Alternative Education Council Association and parents practising home-schooling, Education Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana announced the decision to set up a joint committee Wednesday, He suggested that opponents of the plan should play a role in solving problems at quality small schools.
The Nation
