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1,000 pupils 'grapple with illiteracy'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/09/2014
» More than 1,000 students in Prathom 3 and 6 (Grades 3 and 6) of schools in eight central provinces are functionally illiterate, says the Education Ministry's inspector-general.
Chinese, Thai firms win tablet auctions
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 27/03/2014
» Chinese company Haier Electrical Appliances and the Thai Transmission Industry (TTI) yesterday won electronic auctions to supply 800,000 tablets for Prathom 1 (Grade 1) students nationwide in the so-called zones 1 and 2 respectively.
Ministry plans English teaching overhaul
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 08/12/2013
» The Education Ministry is pushing reforms it says will enhance English language proficiency among students and teachers.
Chaturon backs standardised tests
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 10/10/2013
» Education Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng wants to roll out standardised, nationwide tests for Prathom 3-5 (Grade 3-5) and Mathayom 1-2 (Grade 7-8) students.
Class repeat plan met with mixed verdict
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 20/09/2013
» Education Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng's idea to revive a regulation requiring students to repeat classes if they fail to pass an exam has drawn mixed reactions from education experts and a parents' association.
School staff protest, demand pay hike
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 18/09/2013
» School employees under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) protested at Government House and the Education Ministry yesterday demanding a pay rise.
Chaturon scraps Zone 3 tablet bid
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 06/08/2013
» Education Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng has scrapped a tablet procurement project to supply the devices to Mathayom 1 students and teachers in Zone 3 in the central and southern provinces over concerns of price rigging.
Teaching entry rules to be eased
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 29/06/2012
» Graduates with non-education degrees will find it easier to get teaching jobs, under a proposal before the government.
Student brawlers targeted
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 20/06/2012
» The Office of the Vocational Education Commission is drawing up more punitive measures to deal with students involved in school brawls.
Minister joins Muslim protest of school's hijab ban
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 11/01/2012
» Hundreds of Muslims have staged a protest at Government House against the Wat Nong Chok secondary school's ban on wearing head scarves.