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School Book Scandal

Multilating the Tree of Knowledge

Sunday, October 29, 2000

Government schoolbooks contain many mistakes, are sloppily compiled, low quality and spread misleading information. Approximately12 million junior high schoolers – especially the poor ones – are the victims.

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With funding to the tune of Rp.1.4 trillion, from a World Bank loan and the state budget, the books certainly do not come cheap.

How can this have happened then? A TEMPO investigation team discovered indications of corruption and collusion between officials at the Ministry of National Education, which is in charge of the scheme, and the publishers.

Who says diligence makes you clever? Immersing themselves in school textbooks produces an adv

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