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Feb 16, 2021
Of policymaking and implementation reality in the education system
To start face-to-face in-class sessions in school or not? That is the conversation buzzing on Facebook among parents, teachers and...
Jan 3, 2018
Why are national schools increasingly unpopular?
PETALING JAYA: An academic has called for a study to find out why enrolment in government-sponsored vernacular schools has been dropping...
Dec 31, 2017
A 2018 wish list
PETALING JAYA: Everyone is saying goodbye to 2017. Some have had a good year, some not so. While individually people are praying for a...
Dec 28, 2017
Tamil school’s dual-language legal limbo
A SCHOOL in Petaling Jaya will suspend its dual-language programme just a few days before the start of the academic year, pending a legal...
Dec 26, 2017
DLP is the way forward
The new academic year begins soon for primary and secondary schools. Elections are also around the corner. School-going children number...
Nov 22, 2017
Piloting English-medium schools
WE refer to the reports “Bring back English-medium schools” (The Star, Nov 20), “It’s about time, says group” and “Abdul Rahman all for...
Nov 20, 2017
Employing best practices to transform the education system
Best practices, strategies, tactics that work to achieve greater performance for students and schools should not just be a showcase of...
Feb 20, 2017
What is a good education system?
What does it mean when an education system envisions enhancing equity and equality? The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB)...
Dec 12, 2016
The highs of international benchmarking
Last month, I attended a talk on pursuing further education in Germany post-Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). The talk was given by a...
Jun 20, 2016
Can Malaysia’s education system be one of the fastest-improving in the world?
The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB) has been designed to ensure that the national education system achieves quality targets...
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