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Ministry seeks B3.6bn boost for student loans
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/04/2014
» The Ministry of Education plans to request an additional 3.6 billion baht from the government's central fund to extend the Student Loan Fund (SLF) to cover students in need of financial support.
Lottery draws for school places face axe
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 16/04/2014
» The controversial lottery system used to decide places at government high schools could be scrapped.
Niets floats new graduate exam
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 24/03/2014
» Potential university graduates must undertake national exams to assess their performance before graduation under a National Institute of Education Testings Service (Niets) plan for next year.
Procurement scandal costs Sasithara job
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 20/03/2014
» Education Council secretary-general Sasithara Pichaicharnnarong has been sacked for her role in approving a problematic multi-billion-baht procurement project for vocational colleges three years ago.
Public 'connecting with politics again'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 17/01/2014
» Recent protests reflect a better understanding of citizen rights and duties, according to a prominent academic.
Two sides to every story
Lamphai Intathep, Published on 06/01/2014
» Several decades ago, when paper and notebooks were rare items, a writing slate, or kradan cha-nuan, was a common tool for Thai pupils.
Adviser weighs pulling plug on tablet
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 02/01/2014
» The Pheu Thai-led "Tablet PC per Child" initiative, which aimed to distribute free tablet computers to schoolchildren could be scrapped.
Rally reaches PM's home
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/12/2013
» An unexpectedly large number of anti-government protesters forced the police to allow the demonstrators to rally in front of caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's house yesterday, demanding she step down.
English teaching projects inadequate
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/11/2013
» Thailand has implemented English-language learning projects to improve English skills for students over the past several years, but most of the projects demonstrated a lack of consistency and seriousness, a study has found.
Curriculum overhaul must not be rushed, scholars say
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 19/10/2013
» The national school curriculum should not be overhauled until its strengths and weaknesses have been properly assessed, academics said yesterday.