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  1. 21. news | 08 May 2013

    Thousands of schools 'should go'

    » The Education Ministry is proposing to close almost 6,000 small schools nationwide to save money on upkeep and provide more efficiency in teaching, minister Phongthep Thepkanchana said Tuesday.

  2. 22. news | 10 May 2013

    Critics savage small-school closure plan

    By Post Reporters, Newspaper section: News

    » The Alternative Education Council (AEC) and its allies have strongly opposed the Education Ministry's plan to shut down small primary schools and merge them into larger ones.

  3. 23. learning | 12 Jan 2010

    Critical thinking

    In My OPINION

    By Steve Graham, Newspaper section: Learningpost

    » It has taken a period of 10 years since the 1999 Education Act before the executives of the ministry's education agencies agreed to the proposal to reduce the role of rote learning and to adopt analytical thinking as...

  4. 24. learning | 07 Mar 2012

    Tablets delayed as PM wants a second look

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Education Minister Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech promises Prathom 1 students will get their tablets this year on schedule as the PM says she wants to take another look at which tablet to by for them.

  5. 25. tech | 27 Mar 2013

    Girls' education gets Intel boost

    By Sasiwimon Boonruang, Newspaper section: Life

    » Removing barriers in girls' education _ the old demons such as early and forced marriage, domestic slavery, sex trafficking, gender violence and discrimination _ means not only a better life for girls, but a safer, h...

  6. 26. learning | 11 Jan 2013

    Longer hair for Thai students

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Lookalike haircuts are no longer a must for Thai schoolboys and girls and Education Minister Phongthep Thekpkanchana is a popular man as a result.

  7. 27. learning | 18 Sep 2012

    Education Ministry website hacked (updated)

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » A hacker demanding freedom from Ministry of Education control over teenagers briefly took over the ministry website yesterday.

  8. 28. learning | 11 Jan 2012

    Knocking down walls

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Education Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul joined with a group of Muslim protesters to knock down a symbolic wall of prejudice after a temple school imposed a ban on wearing the hijab, the Muslim headscarf.

  9. 29. learning | 18 Aug 2011

    The tablet giveaway explained

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » New education minister Worawat Ua-apinyakul clearly believes the PC tablet giveaway is a winning policy. Yesterday he told the Bangkok Post how it will be implemented

  10. 30. learning | 30 May 2012

    Editorial on education: Call for complete transparency

    About education

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Secret "donations" get rich students in & keep poor students out of best schools. Only complete transparency ensures equal access to education.

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