Schools to keep SBY books, says education agency

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 01/27/2011 12:52 PM | National

Tegal Education, Youth and Sports Affairs Agency in Central Java says it won't withdraw the books on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that it distributed to schools in the regency.

The books met the government's standards, Agency acting chief Edy Pramono said Thursday during a meeting with Tegal Education Council and Tegal Council's Commission IV, as quoted by kompas.com.

There were no specifications on the sorts of books that could be procured using the special funds allocated to junior high schools (DAK), Edy said.

He said the books, featuring a personal profile and thoughts of President Yudhoyono, had passed the Education Ministry's Center for Curriculum and Books selection process, so they were deemed fit for distribution in schools.

"Those books are good as a school reference,” Edy said.

ICW to report education agency, high schools to police

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 01/21/2011 3:43 PM | Jakarta

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says it will report Jakarta Education Agency chief Taufik Yudi Mulyanto, and principals of five state junior high schools to the police on Monday for their reluctance to reveal information regarding education funds.

ICW senior researcher Febri Hendri on Friday said the agency and schools had refused to show receipts for the funds they received from the central government under the School Operations Aid (BOS) and Education Operational Aid (BOP) programs, tempointeraktif.com reported.

Febri said that on Nov.15, 2010, the Central Information Commission had issued a ruling ordering the parties to provide copies of the receipts to ICW.

The agency and the schools, SMPN 190, SMPN 95, SMPN 84, SMPN 67 and SMPN 28, had not appealed the decision, he said.

Earlier on Friday, Febri visited the agency to ask for the documents, classified as public documents, but his efforts were in vain.

Febri said the agency and five schools had violated 2008 Law on Public Information.