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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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