During The Fist Long Term Program (PJP I) some important changes occurred as a result of the national education development successes of the period. In the early stages of PJP I, the national education system was still based on three laws, Laws No. 4 of 1950 and No. 12 of 1954 on the Principles of [...]

The Young Indonesians’ Oath (Sumpah Pemuda) is a declaration that came out of a meeting attended by organizers of various associations based on ethnicities. They agreed to merge themselves into one new body named Young Indonesia (Indonesia Muda), a proper name since a good chunk of the members were literally young — in their [...]

Indonesia has picked May 2 as National Education Day to honor Suwardi Suryaningrat for his contributions to the country’s education system.
Among the legacies of Ki Hadjar, who is better known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara, is Taman Siswa school, which he established in 1922.
What is it about Taman Siswa that makes it so special and important [...]