- Jan 12, 2020
Maszlee: Politics prevails over education
Long before Dr Maszlee Malik was appointed education minister, I would attend his speaking engagements as his thinking on reformist,...
- Oct 20, 2019
Not enough focus on the feeder for higher education
The Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) is encouraged by the generous budget for education and as always, it is the highest....
- Aug 19, 2019
Enough politicking, focus on improving the teaching
The teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in English will return under the banner of Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0)...
- Jun 16, 2019
Manufacturing the right Malaysian human capital
What is the purpose of putting our children through this assembly line of an education system when more than half of them are at risk of...
- Jan 16, 2019
PAGE shares Mahathir’s view on education
All things being equal, a country’s development is dependent on the quality of its people.” — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad With this...
- Dec 19, 2018
Let’s aim for Industry 4.0-ready education
As the world prepares for the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0, there is much debate on the relevance of the current school...
- Nov 20, 2018
Enforce exit policy for absent teachers, strip them of their pension
From the time my children were in national school (they are now in their twenties), parents have had to contend with seasonal teacher...
- Sep 20, 2018
Now for the difficult part in turning round the school system
Setting common goals and coming to a consensus on achieving our vision of making the national school the school of choice is the easy...
- Apr 18, 2018
Eliminate extreme teacher absenteeism
The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia results were released last month. We congratulate the students who did very well and to those who did not,...
- 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...