New education plan

EDUCATION is an issue-rich topic in Malaysia. And, as acknowledged by Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, a very challenging one. To be fair, it has been for all governments that have come and gone. We take it that the Education Ministry’s Strategic Education Plan 2024 to 2030 (PSKPM) launched on Monday by the minister is designed to resolve the issues between now and in six years to come. More on this later. But first, a word or two about the call to reinstate UPSR and PT3 made in response to an old problem: lack of literacy and arithmetic skills among many of our school leavers. Some think exams are the best way to test for remedial action. Others, in making a case for assessments, say…