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        "id": 1696601,
        "msgid": "teddy-highlights-continued-presence-of-out-of-school-children-in-central-jakarta-1777009946",
        "date": "2026-04-23 18:22:02",
        "title": "Teddy Highlights Continued Presence of Out-of-School Children in Central Jakarta",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya has drawn attention to the ironic situation of children not attending school in central Jakarta, including a 12-year-old who has never been educated, just 5 kilometres from the government centre. President Prabowo Subianto aims to address this longstanding issue rapidly through the 'sekolah rakyat' programme, targeting the construction of 500 integrated boarding schools by 2029 to provide comprehensive support including housing, nutrition, health, and education for 500,000 students. As of now, 166 schools have been inaugurated, enrolling 15,000 pupils, with projections to reach 30,000 by year-end, underscoring the government's commitment to ensuring every Indonesian child receives a decent education.",
        "content": "<p>Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya has highlighted the presence of\nchildren not attending school in Jakarta. He pointed out this ironic\nsituation because there are still children who do not pursue education\neven in the government centre area.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy gave an example, stating that he encountered children not\nattending school in the Pejompongan area, Central Jakarta. In fact,\nTeddy said, there is a 12-year-old child who has never attended school\nat all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 5 kilometres from the centre of Indonesia, there are still\nIndonesian children who drop out of school, or have never even been to\nschool,\u201d said Teddy in a written statement on Thursday, 23 April\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy stated that this problem has existed for a long time.\nTherefore, he conveyed that President Prabowo Subianto wants the\ngovernment to resolve the issue of children not attending school\ngradually and periodically, but as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy remarked that children not attending school also have their own\ndreams. \u201cWe are reminded that every child has dreams worth fighting for.\nThe President\u2019s wish is that all Indonesian children must be able to\nattend school and receive a decent education,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy explained that one of Prabowo\u2019s programmes in the education\nsector is the sekolah rakyat. He described this programme as the way the\nPrabowo-era government ensures students\u2019 basic needs, from housing,\nnutrition, health, to education.<\/p>\n<p>President Prabowo targets the construction of 500 sekolah rakyat by\nthe end of his term in 2029. In January 2026, Prabowo inaugurated 166\nsekolah rakyat spread across 34 provinces and 131 regencies\/cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur target is 500 sekolah rakyat by 2029. Insya Allah, it will be\nachieved,\u201d said Prabowo at the Sekolah Rakyat Terintegrasi (SRT) 9 in\nBanjarbaru City, South Kalimantan, quoted from the Presidential\nSecretariat\u2019s YouTube broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>From the total target of 500 schools, the Head of State aims for each\nschool to accommodate 1,000 students. To date, he said, the total number\nof sekolah rakyat students reaches 15,000 pupils. \u201cI received a report\nthat perhaps by the end of this year it will reach 30,000. But\nultimately, our target is 1,000 pupils per sekolah rakyat campus. That\nmeans our target is 500,000 pupils,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of sekolah rakyat construction covers 166 units.\nHundreds of these dormitory-concept schools began operating gradually\nfrom July to early October 2025.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/teddy-highlights-continued-presence-of-out-of-school-children-in-central-jakarta-1777009946",
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