Merge small schools to boost education quality: WB

The World Bank is continuing its call for Thailand to merge its small schools in order to improve education.

“Our research has found clear evidence that teacher shortage is a key factor behind the educational-quality problems,” Dilaka Lathapipat, a human-development economist at the World Bank, told a seminar yesterday. “In order to best manage the existing pool of teachers, Thailand will need to reduce the number of small classrooms.”

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The Nation Reporter