*The event was held in Bahasa Indonesia.
The city of Bukittinggi in West Sumatra is one of RISE Learning Laboratory areas. There were three studies conducted in Bukittinggi City: a study related to non-permanent teacher competence assessment, a study on student learning outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a study on sociocultural drivers of local educational innovations at the district/city level.
Dr. Ir. Hetifah Sjaifudian, MPP., Deputy Chair of Commission X of the House of Representatives, said that the differences and plurality in each region are valuable inputs for the central government so as not to make a one-size-fits-all policy. She also added that incentives are needed to encourage policy innovation in the regions that are tailored to their respective potentials and problems.
Drs. Melfi Abra, M.Si., Head of Education and Culture Agency, Bukittinggi City, hopes that the central government or other development partners can also work together in solving Bukittinggi's educational problems. The Education and Culture Agency of Bukittinggi City has been collaborating with RISE Programme in Indonesia for 4 years in conducting education policy research to support evidence-based policy.
Nahdiana, S.Pd., M.Pd., Head of Jakarta Education Agency, in a brief interview with the RISE team said that the agency wants to continue working with SMERU to develop the JakLat programme. Since 2020, RISE Programme in Indonesia has been assisting the Jakarta Education Agency in identifying and finding solutions to their educational problems.
Kebumen Disctrict in Central Java is one of RISE's Learning Laboratory areas. RISE Programme in Indonesia collaborates with Kebumen District Education Office in conducting a study on how information delivered by teachers to parents on students’ learning progress and guidelines for active involvement in children's education can improve learning outcomes.
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The zoning-based new student admission policy has been implemented since 2018 in Yogyakarta City. One primary objective of the policy is to ensure students have equal access to education services.
RISE Programme in Indonesia studied the impact of the school zoning system implementation on the learning of junior secondary students in Yogyakarta.
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Sirojuddin Arif presented findings from a study on Indonesia's local educational innovations from political economy perspectives at Annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference.
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The zoning-based new student admission policy has been implemented since 2018 in Yogyakarta City. One primary objective of the policy is to ensure students have equal access to education services. RISE Programme in Indonesia studied the impact of the school zoning system implementation on the learning of junior secondary students in Yogyakarta.
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The dissemination event (webinar) "Improving Parental Involvement in Children's Education in Kebumen District" was organised by the RISE Programme in Indonesia to convey the results of this study to the stakeholders involved such as the education agency, teachers, school principals, and parents in Kebumen District. The webinar was also held to get input on intervention programme that can be carried out to improve children's learning outcomes in the future.
In this paper, Goldy and Daniel take advantage of a government policy to change the mode of the national examination administration, from paper-based to computer-based testing, to estimate the quality of education in Indonesia at the district level. The esults indicate that education quality across the country's districts is highly heterogeneous. The gap in results between the highest-scoring and lowest-scoring districts shows that children in the latter have been attending schools for nine years with minimal learning outcomes.