A KEY DRAFT law for reducing the country’s educational inequality has now sailed through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA). The NLA yesterday approved the Equitable Education Fund Bill with overwhelming support. Chalermchai Boonyaleepun, a member of both the NLA and the Independent Committee for Education Reform (ICER), said Thailand needed the Equitable Education Fund because it was now the world’s third in terms of educational and social inequality. ICER member Kraiyos Patrawart, who is also an educational-economics expert at the Quality Education Foundation, said the Equitable Education Fund aims to close the educational gap within 10 years. Prasarn said there was also the need to conduct research to ensure the effectiveness of the government’s 43 measures to reduce educational inequality.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 23, 2018 18:56 UTC