W. Sumatra lacks school teachers<\/p>\n
PADANG, West Sumatra: The quality of elementary education is
\nbeing compromised in West Sumatra due to a shortage of teachers,
\na senior government official said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
There is a shortage of 4,821 elementary school teachers in
\nWest Sumatra, leading to some teachers being forced to teach
\nsubjects that are out of their field, such as religion and
\nphysical education.<\/p>\n
The province has only 23,601 elementary school teachers, while
\ndemand reaches 28,422 teachers, said Zaiful Zakaria, the chief of
\nthe data and statistics section with the West Sumatra Education
\nOffice. The shortage of teachers in the province is due to a lack
\nof funds, said Zaiful.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, education offices in regental and mayoralty
\ngovernments have been instructed to produce data on the number of
\nteachers at every school in their respective regions. With the
\ndata, the government can transfer teachers to schools that lack
\nteachers. -- Antara<\/p>",
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