Teachers demand budget hike

Teachers demand budget hike

SEMARANG: About 50 teachers who claimed to represent 250,000
members of the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) rallied at
the provincial legislature on Friday to demand a rise in the
state budget allocated for education.

"We want the government to allocate at least 25 percent of the
state budget for national education and to implement regional
autonomy on educational matters," Sudharto, who chairs PGRI's
Central Java chapter, said.

The group also demanded a law dealing with teachers careers,
salaries and other necessities.

In their response, provincial councillors promised to channel
the demands to the local and central governments. (har/edt)