"education reform"

A senior education official has urged the government to increase the education budget after Thailand dropped one place in the international education competitiveness rankings.

THE INDEPENDENT Committee for Education Reform (ICER) disagrees with the World Bank’s suggestion that Thailand merge its small schools to boost the quality of education.

Major changes coming into effect soon

AS THE general elections draw near, many major political parties have started announcing their policies on education. However, not many educators are impressed by what’s on offer.

Major political parties provided a glimpse of their education policy platforms to help Thailand reform its failing education sector, as the country counts down to next year’s general election.

Among the imminent changes is the establishment of a new Higher Education, Research and Development Ministry, a ban on entrance exams for young children and greater flexibility for state-school executives.

THE INDEPENDENT Committee for Education Reform (ICER) has decided to add “digital tools” to its blueprint on overhauling Thailand’s education sector.

THAILAND’S National Education Bill continues to lack a clear organising principle for much-awaited education reform, Thailand Development Research Institute’s president Somkiat Tangkitvanich said on Thursday.

SCHOOLS TO BE AT THE HEART OF CHANGES PROPOSED BY PANEL

FOUR YEARS after the 2014 military coup, Thailand’s education sector is still stuck over the same old question: which way forward?

Academic says reforms shortsighted and politicised due to lack of coordination

Re: “Thammasat Secondary School’s giant leap for Thai education”, October 30, and “Education reform: Share classroom best practice nationwide”, March 9. The Nation.