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Teachers deplore test goal boost
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/02/2015
» School teachers are voicing concerns that students are not ready for the new goal from the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) to raise national average scores on standardised tests.
Obec opposes condoms in schools plan
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 10/02/2015
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) opposes condom vending machines in schools as a way to promote safe sex among students.
Schools get greater say on testing
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 01/02/2015
» Individual schools would be given greater say over the questions on national tests while several social subjects would be consolidated, under a plan before the Ministry of Education.
Female monk ban talks reach stalemate
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/12/2014
» The first round of talks held by the National Human Rights Commissioner (NHRC) to mediate a dispute between the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) and Bhikkhunis, or female monks, reached no conclusions yesterday.
Disappointment for birthday well-wishers
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/12/2014
» A royal medical team asked His Majesty the King to cancel plans for a public audience as part of the monarch's birthday celebrations on Friday.
Young Thai game writers win big
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/09/2014
» BadGreen, a role play game designed to instill a sense of responsibility toward the environment and encourage waste recycling, has been judged an outstanding software creation of Thai youngsters at the 2014 Incubate the Young IT Generation contest.
PM urged to revive consumer rights bill
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/09/2014
» A consumer protection network is calling on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to create an autonomous consumer protection body, something it has been trying to push through for 17 years.
Education reform plan set up
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/08/2014
» A proposal for education reform was finalised yesterday, the ministry's top civil servant has said.
Deans oppose plans to open up teaching
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 29/07/2014
» University and college deans are against the Education Ministry’s proposal to allow experts from certain professions to teach without a licence.
Religious schools ‘failing’ kids
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 26/06/2014
» Songkhla: Students in the far South, especially those in the predominantly Muslim southernmost provinces, face problems moving from religious schools to mainstream schools or universities, educators say.