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        "id": 1710572,
        "msgid": "pramono-reviews-expansion-of-free-private-schools-in-jakarta-including-madrasahs-1777539234",
        "date": "2026-04-30 15:14:08",
        "title": "Pramono Reviews Expansion of Free Private Schools in Jakarta, Including Madrasahs",
        "author": "Abdul Haris Maulana",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung is examining the expansion of the free private school programme to include madrasahs, emphasising the need for equitable access across all educational sectors. This initiative aligns with the administration's priority on education, supported by robust backing from the DKI Jakarta DPRD, and aims to reduce barriers for underprivileged children through programmes like the Jakarta Smart Card. DPRD members, including PKS faction's Subki, urged inclusion of madrasahs under the Ministry of Religious Affairs to prevent discrimination and ensure all Jakarta taxpayers' children receive equal opportunities.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has stated that he is currently\nreviewing the addition of free private schools to the programme,\nincluding madrasahs. He assessed that the free school policy must be\nimplemented fairly across all educational environments. \u201cThe main point\nis that it must be fair for everyone, including madrasahs. Once again,\nincluding madrasahs,\u201d Pramono said when met at the DKI Jakarta DPRD\nBuilding in Central Jakarta on Thursday (30\/4\/2026). Pramono emphasised\nthat the education sector is the top priority of his administration\nalongside the DKI Jakarta DPRD. Various programmes are continuously\nbeing promoted, including the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP), Jakarta\nOutstanding Student Card (KJMU), diploma clearance, and free private\nschools. \u201cHopefully, this will increasingly narrow the opportunities for\nJakarta children to not be able to attend school due to inability,\u201d he\nsaid. He also mentioned strong support from the DKI Jakarta DPRD for\neducation programmes. If the regional financial condition allows in the\nfuture, the number of free schools will be increased. Several DKI\nJakarta DPRD members raised interruptions to Governor Pramono Anung\nregarding the free school programme during the plenary meeting\ndiscussing the 2025 Accountability Statement Report (LKPJ) at the DKI\nDPRD Building on Thursday (30\/4\/2026). One of them, Chair of Commission\nE of the DKI DPRD from the PKS Faction, Subki, urged that the free\nschool programme also target madrasah-based schools under the Ministry\nof Religious Affairs. \u201cThere are still many schools that need attention\nfrom the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. Please note, do not forget\nthat in Jakarta there is also education under the coordination of the\nMinistry of Religious Affairs, Madrasah,\u201d Subki said. According to him,\nmadrasah students also deserve the same attention because they are\nequally Jakarta residents who pay taxes. \u201cDo not let this discrimination\ncontinue for long. Hopefully, Jakarta\u2019s finances can increase, with free\nprivate madrasahs,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pramono-reviews-expansion-of-free-private-schools-in-jakarta-including-madrasahs-1777539234",
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