Study-work policy to keep kids in classListen to this articleThe Digital Economy and Society Ministry is pushing a policy allowing students to earn additional income while studying in a bid to bring out-of-school children back into the classroom. Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong chaired the first meeting of the Thailand Zero Dropout committee on Tuesday, which Nahathai Thewphaingarm, assistant to the Prime Minister's Office's minister and vice-chairwoman of the committee, also attended. The committee is addressing the issue of children and youth dropping out of school, in line with the government's education policy. More broadly, the Thailand Zero Dropout committee aims to streamline the education system and offer people access to lifelong learning across all age groups in response to the government's nine-point education master policy announced on Sept 12. Mr Prasert, also deputy prime minister, said the dropout problem needs to be systematically tackled in the long term.
