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        "msgid": "mpr-utilising-the-latest-data-is-crucial-to-address-school-dropouts-1775739055",
        "date": "2026-04-09 18:56:50",
        "title": "MPR: Utilising the Latest Data is Crucial to Address School Dropouts",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Lestari Moerdijat, has stressed the importance of leveraging real-time data from the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education's dashboard to tackle the issue of out-of-school children, with nearly 4 million affected as of April 2026. She highlighted that economic factors drive 76% of these cases and called for targeted interventions such as educational aid and affirmative programmes in underdeveloped areas, alongside cross-sectoral collaboration to ensure no child is left behind. Emphasising data transparency, Moerdijat urged accessible information for local authorities to foster accountable and effective policies.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Speaker of the People\u2019s Consultative\nAssembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia, Lestari Moerdijat, stated\nthat utilising the latest data on school dropouts is crucial in\naddressing the challenges faced. The latest data she referred to is the\nOut-of-School Children (ATS) dashboard developed by the Centre for Data,\nTechnology, and Information of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary\nEducation (Pusdatin Kemendikdasmen). \u201cThe availability of the latest\ndata is the initial step to address children who face obstacles in\naccessing educational services,\u201d Lestari said in her statement in\nJakarta on Thursday. The innovation (dashboard) from Pusdatin\nKemendikdasmen is capable of mapping accurate and real-time data on the\nnumber of children who face obstacles in accessing educational services,\ncovering categories such as out-of-school children (ATS), never attended\nschool (BPB), dropouts (DO), and graduates who do not continue (LTM).\nBased on data as of 1 April 2026, the number of out-of-school children\nin Indonesia reaches 3,966,858 children. The breakdown includes\n1,913,633 children who have never attended school, 986,755 school\ndropouts, and 1,066,470 graduates who do not proceed to higher levels.\n\u201cThis data must be immediately followed by concrete actions to address\nthe existing problems,\u201d she stated. Meanwhile, based on data from the\nIndonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI), around 76 per cent of\nout-of-school children are caused by economic factors. Therefore,\nLestari encourages that the utilisation of the ATS dashboard be\naccompanied by targeted interventions, such as educational assistance\nand affirmative programmes in underdeveloped areas. \u201cData without action\nis just numbers,\u201d she said. She emphasised that cross-sectoral\ncollaboration is the key to addressing the problem of school dropouts.\n\u201cThe key is cross-sectoral collaboration so that out-of-school children\ntruly return to school benches,\u201d she stated. The member of Commission X\nof the House of Representatives (DPR RI) hopes that data related to\nchildren facing obstacles in accessing educational services can be\naccessed and utilised by all parties, from district\/city education\noffices to village heads. According to her, data transparency will\nresult in more accurate and targeted policies. \u201cWith data transparency,\nthe policies that emerge will be more accountable and effective,\u201d she\nasserted. She added that with valid data, Indonesia no longer works in\nthe dark. \u201cNow is the time for us to move together, ensuring that not a\nsingle child of the nation is left behind from educational services,\u201d\nshe emphasised.<\/p>",
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