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http://ei-ie.org/annualreport2007

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1. Governing Bodies
The fifth World Congress of Education International was organised in Berlin, Germany on 22-26 July 2007. Around 1,700 participants from 150+ countries attended the Congress, which is the organisation’s supreme authority. Among other important tasks, the Congress:

* Determines the policies, principles of action and programme of the organisation;
* Elects the President, Vice Presidents, General Secretary and other members of the Executive Board;
* Considers the activity report of the General Secretary;
* Appoints the auditors;
* Considers the audited financial report, adopt the general budget, and determine the membership fees;
* Amends the Constitution and By-Laws.


By all accounts, the Berlin Congress was a great success both politically and logistically. Its most important decision perhaps was to change the frequency of the EI Congress itself from every three to every four years. Those who opposed the proposal argued that a four-year interval would represent a loss in democracy. But those supporting the motion pointed out that most other Global Union Federations used four-year programmes and that a longer interval would free up funds to be used for new, ambitious programmes in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, where trade unions enjoy little democracy or influence.

The full report of the 5th EI World Congress may be accessed at www.ei-ie.org/worldcongress2007/ei-ie/docs/Bonus/CongressReport/EIWC05_
CongressReport_eng_final.pdf

Key Congress documents are available at www.ei-ie.org/worldcongress2007.

List of resolutions adopted by the 5th EI World Congress, Berlin, Germany, 22-26 July 2007
(click here to read the full text)

Resolution on the Strategic role of Educators
Resolution on fixed-term higher education teaching personnel
Resolution on Trade Union Rights Violations in Ethiopia
Resolution on the Australian Government’s incursion in to Aboriginal communities
Resolution on joining together to build a more effective union movement
Resolution on vocational education and training
Resolution on defence and development of public education
Resolution on education in correctional settings
Resolution on the place of religion in schools
Resolution on the school principals and school leadership
Resolution on Quality education: present and future
Resolution on "United for greater social justice"
Resolution on defending the Federación Colombiana de Educadores (FECODE) and teachers persecuted for trade union activity
Resolution on cultural diversity
Resolution on peace and an end to violence
Resolution on higher education and research as a public service
Resolution on gender and pay equity
Resolution on international migration
Resolution in solidarity with Iraqi workers
Urgent resolution on the Situation in Oaxaca, Mexico
Urgent resolution on the situation in Peru
Urgent resolution on the situation in the Higher Education system in France
Urgent resolution on the situation in the Philippines

According to the EI Constitution, the Executive Board “directs the affairs and activities of the Education International between World Congresses in conformity with the resolutions and the decisions of the latter.”

The year 2007 marked the first year since the establishment of EI in 1993 that four meetings of the Executive Board were organised in the same year.

The 28th Executive Board meeting, the last full Board meeting before the Congress, took place in Berlin on 27-28 March. Having the meeting in Berlin provided the Board and EI staff with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the infrastructure and environment of the Estrel Convention Centre, which would welcome the Congress less than four months later. Not surprisingly, Congress preparations and issues for deliberations at Congress featured prominently on the agenda for the Board meeting itself. Among other decisions, the Board formally adopted the draft agenda and programme for Congress, the Congress theme paper and the texts of draft resolutions it wished to propose to Congress in July. The Board also adopted recommendations in support of or against proposals from member organisations to amend the Constitution and By-Laws. Also in relation to Congress, the Board decided on the recipients for the 2007 EI Albert Shanker Education Award and Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Awards, which were to be formally attributed during the Awards Dinner at Congress. Among non-Congress decisions, the Board adopted a series of reports and policy documents, including the 2006 Annual Report, the recommendations of the EI Advisory Group on the Middle East, the statutes of the EI Research Institute and a framework policy document on EI’s disaster relief work. SYNTER/Burkina Faso, SLET/Chad, SNEF/Mauritania, SNEM/Mauritania, YTS/Yemen and NAGRAT/Ghana were admitted into membership. Finally, the Board adopted a resolution in support of the teachers of Iran.

The 29th Board meeting, which took place in the afternoon of 20 July, was the occasion for the Board to review one last time the programme and all arrangements for Congress. Board members were assigned responsibility over particular Congress areas and discussions. The Board adopted the composition of the Congress Credentials Committee as well as draft proposals for the composition of the Elections and Resolutions Committees. On non-Congress business, the Board endorsed a proposal from the Secretariat regarding the composition of the Interim Board of Directors and Reference Group for the EI Research Institute. The Board also adopted a special motion for EI to take steps following threats made by the Costa Rican government against LGBT trade unionists. At the close of the meeting, Board members Colin Greene (A&BUT/Antigua&Barbuda) and Rosario Avila de Dominguez (COLPROSUMAH/Honduras) announced that they would not seek re-election at Congress. They were thanked for their valued contributions to the work of the Executive Board and indeed of Education International during their time as members of the Board.


The World Congress elected the following Executive Board for the 2007-2011 period:

COMPOSITION OF EI EXECUTIVE BOARD, 2007-2011
Thulas NXESI South Africa SADTU President
Irene DUNCAN ADANUSA Ghana GNAT Vice-President / Africa
Susan HOPGOOD Australia AEU Vice President / Asia-Pacific
Juçara Maria DUTRA VIEIRA Brazil CNTE Vice President / Latin America
Reg WEAVER United States NEA Vice President / North America & Caribbean
Patrick GONTHIER France UNSA-Education Vice President / Europe
Fred VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands AOb General Secretary
Abdelaziz MOUNTASSIR Morocco SNE Regional seat / Africa
Salimata DOUMBIA Ivory Coast SNEPPCI Regional seat / Africa
Yasuo MORIKOSHI Japan JTU Regional seat / Asia-Pacific
Lok YIM PHENG Malaysia NUTP Regional seat / Asia-Pacific
Maria Teresa CABRERA ULLOA Dominican Rep. ADP Regional seat / Latin America
Jorge PAVEZ URRUTIA Chile CPC Regional seat / Latin America
Marilies RETTIG Canada CTF-FCE Regional seat / North America & Caribbean
Ed McELROY United States AFT Regional seat / North America & Caribbean
Haldis HOLST Norway UEN Regional seat / Europe
Branimir STRUKELJ Slovenia ESTUS Regional seat / Europe
Jerry BARTLETT United Kingdom NASUWT Open seat
José CAMPOS TRUJILLO Spain FECCOO Open seat
S. ESWARAN India AIPTF Open seat
Grahame McCULLOCH Australia NTEU Open seat
Alain PÉLISSIER Canada CSQ Open seat
Eva-Lis PREISZ Sweden Lärarförbundet Open seat
Ulrich THÖNE Germany GEW Open seat
Teopista BIRUNGI MAYANJA Uganda UNATU Open seat
José Antonio ZEPEDA LÓPEZ Nicaragua CGTEN-ANDEN Open seat


The newly elected Executive Board convened briefly in the afternoon of 26 July for the purpose of designating Board members to serve on the Status of Women Committee, the Constitution and By-Laws Committee and the Finance Committee. This 30th meeting also aimed at identifying issues arising from Congress which required urgent attention. However, the Board expressed the view that all pending issues were not of urgent character and would be best investigated in greater depth at the November meeting.

After three meetings in Berlin, the Executive Board held its 31st meeting (19-20 November) in the International Trade Union House in Brussels, the traditional venue. Having the meeting near the end of a budget year enabled the Board to make timely decisions regarding the implementation of the new quadrennial programme and budget and of the resolutions adopted by the Congress. The political and logistical aspects of the last World Congress were reviewed, and the Board initiated a discussion on the venue for the next Congress. The Board also agreed on parameters for the establishment of several special committees and taskforces and for the implementation of a study into the situation of teachers and of public education in Venezuela and another, as yet to be named Latin American country. During the meeting, there was a special presentation by the authors of a UNESCO-IIEP study on corruption in education. Finally, the Board adopted a set of revised procedures for dealing with membership applications, while UNE/Ecuador, AUSPS/Fiji, FERC-CGT/France and PRICPHMA/Honduras were granted affiliation.

In 2007, there were also six meetings of the EI Officers, the group comprising the President, Vice-Presidents and General Secretary. The Officers usually meet immediately prior to each Executive Board meeting and at least one more time between Board meetings, in order to review progress in the implementation of EI policies and decisions. The Officers are often mandated by the Executive Board to deal with urgent matters between Executive Board meetings or to finalise matters on behalf of the Executive Board.

Until July 2007, the Officers also acted as the Finance Committee, which reports to the Executive Board on financial matters. However, the Board decided on 26 July that the new Committee would also include two Board members. Still, Committee meetings will continue to be held in conjunction with Officers meetings. The Committee analyses the balance sheets prepared by the Secretariat, discusses the auditors’ reports, makes recommendations on requests for special agreements on dues payments and reviews other financial issues as relevant.

The Status of Women Committee advises the Executive Board on gender and equality issues. The Committee, which brings together all the women Executive Board members, meets immediately prior to each full Board meeting. Its work in the months leading up to the Berlin Congress focused on preparations for the Women’s Caucus, LGBT Caucus and Indigenous Peoples Caucus at Congress, but also on finalising the triennial surveys and on preparing the resolutions on equality issues that were presented by the Board to Congress. After Berlin, the Committee discussed the implementation of gender and equality programmes in the next quadrennium and started making preparations for EI’s participation in the work of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2008.

Finally, the Constitution and By-Laws Committee, the last of the three Executive Board Committees, also meets before each full Board meeting. Its mission is to review the EI Constitution and By-Laws and to advise the Board on all constitutional matters. In the weeks before Congress, the Committee prepared the draft constitutional amendments that the Board wished to propose to Congress, as well as the Board’s recommendations in relation to draft amendments proposed by member organisations. At its November meeting, the Committee embarked on new constitutional debates, some of which may eventually result in draft amendments to be proposed to Congress in 2011.

The Committee of Experts on Membership advises the Executive Board on membership matters which the Board has referred to the Committee. Its role is to determine whether an organisation that has applied for affiliation or is already a member, is in compliance with the EI membership criteria. The Committee does not make recommendations. It functions as an independent advisory body. Members of the Committee may not hold positions in the governing structures of member organisations.

The 12th meeting of the Committee of Experts was held in Brussels on 15 March 2007. The Committee discussed the membership applications of NAGRAT/Ghana, which the Executive Board subsequently admitted into membership, and of TETU/Turkey. The Committee also looked into the membership applications of PTUZ/Zimbabwe, KUPPET/Kenya, FGII/Indonesia and GST/Libya, which would all be investigated in detail in the next year.

In November, the Executive Board decided to re-appoint Hon. RJL Hawke, Chair, and Agneta Anderlund, Don Cameron and Marguerite Cummins-Williams as members for a four-year term. However, the Board also mandated the Officers to appoint two additional Experts, one from Latin America and one from Africa, to secure regional balance on the Committee. By year’s end, the Secretariat was expecting candidacies for both positions, with the appointments scheduled to be made by the Board in March 2008. Read More..

Detiknews, 2 Oktober 2008

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Prihatin Nasib Guru Honorer, Anggota DPRD Siap Galang Massa
Rafiqa Qurrata A - detikNews
Jakarta - Nasib yang dialami para guru honorer membuat prihatin anggota DPRD Blora Jawa Tengah. Dia mengancam akan mengerahkan anggota DPRD se-Indonesia untuk menyerbu DPR.

"Kalau ini tidak ada keputusan yang jelas. Kami akan gerakan seluruh anggota DPRD se-Indonesia untuk mengeruduk DPR," kata Ketua Komisi D DPRD Blora Jawa Tengah M Solihin saat mendampingi 30 pengurus Forum Tenaga Honorer Sekolah Negeri se-Indonesia (FTHSNI) saat audiensi di ruang Fraksi PAN, Gedung DPR/MPR, Senayan, Jakarta, Jumat (2/5/2008).

Solihin kecewa karena nasib para guru honorer di daerahnya dan di seluruh Indonesia tidak mendapat perhatian. Meskipun telah mengabdi, mereka tak kunjung diangkat menjadi PNS. "Keringat mereka telah diperas puluhan tahun. Tapi nasib mereka hanya mendapat honor yang tidak mencukupi," ujarnya.

Solihin merasa malu karena sebagai anggota DPRD tidak dapat membantu para guru honorer di daerahnya yang saat ini ikut berunjuk rasa. Sebab untuk mengubah nasib mereka, hanya pemerintah pusat yang bisa merevisi peraturan pemerintah (PP) Nomor 43 tahun 2007 tentang pengangkatan tenaga honorer non APBD dan APBN. "Kita tiap hari mendengar tangisan mereka," katanya.

Solihin prihatin dengan honor mereka yang hanya Rp 150 ribu setiap bulannya. "Dengan uang segitu, bagaimana nasib anak-anak mereka," ujarnya.

Kekecewaan serupa juga diungkapkan Ketua DPRD Blora Jawa Tengah HM Warsit. Warsit meminta agar pemerintah agar segera mengangkat para guru honorer.

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Kompas cetak 5 okt 2008

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Mutu Guru Sudah Mutlak
Pemerintah Harus Bantu Memperluas Wawasan Guru
Senin, 6 Oktober 2008 | 01:03 WIB

Jakarta, Kompas - Persoalan peningkatan mutu guru tidak dapat ditawar-tawar lagi, sudah mutlak harus dilakukan. Tanpa peningkatan mutu guru, upaya peningkatan kualitas pendidikan dan kucuran anggaran besar-besaran sia-sia belaka.

Peringatan Hari Guru Sedunia yang jatuh setiap 5 Oktober menjadi bahan introspeksi untuk peningkatan mutu dan profesionalisme.

Hal itu dikemukakan Ketua Umum Pengurus Besar Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia (PGRI) Sulistyo dalam rangka peringatan Hari Guru Internasional, Minggu (5/10). Perbaikan kualitas dan mutu guru merupakan tanggung jawab Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, pemerintah daerah, sekolah, dan guru sendiri.

Tumbuhkan kesadaran

Sulistyo mengatakan, penting menumbuhkan kesadaran internal guru sendiri tentang perbaikan dan perubahan kinerja. Guru perlu mengetahui persis kewajiban dan penguasaan kompetensi secara maksimal.

Kenyataannya, sebagai ilustrasi, dalam disertasinya, Sulistyo meneliti kemampuan metakognisi guru dalam mempersiapkan pembelajaran, yakni bagaimana guru merancang, memikirkan, dan mengelola bahan ajar.

”Kemampuan guru mempersiapkan pembelajaran di kelas masih lemah. Guru minim gambaran apa yang harus dilakukan di kelas,” ujar Sulistyo yang menyebar kuesioner, observasi dalam kelas, wawancara mendalam, serta tes psikologi untuk penelitian tersebut.

Persiapan hanya dilakukan formal dengan buku persiapan pengajaran yang disusun Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran, biasanya dicetak dinas pendidikan setempat, tetapi secara substantif belum dihayati para guru.

Tidak tepat sasaran

Sulistyo juga melihat, pembinaan profesionalisme di tingkat kabupaten atau kota sering tidak menyentuh kebutuhan. Guru masih dilihat dari kaca mata birokrasi, bukan akademisi.

”Guru perlu mendapat informasi tentang ilmu dan teknologi pendidikan. Namun, itu tidak dipenuhi sehingga semakin lama bekerja, guru semakin ketinggalan informasi. Ini persoalan klasik di Indonesia,” ujarnya.

”Kadang hanya perwakilan para guru yang dikirim ke pelatihan. Ada guru yang tidak mengalami peningkatan. Di sisi lain, ada guru beruntung mendapat pelatihan berkali-kali,” ujarnya.

Sulistyo melihat, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional seharusnya mengevaluasi kembali program- program peningkatan kualitas guru karena kondisinya selama ini tidak banyak berubah. Perlu dilihat apakah program-program itu tepat sasaran.

Supriyono dari Serikat Guru Jakarta, juga pendiri Forum Guru Honorer Indonesia, mengungkapkan, dalam rangka Hari Guru Sedunia, para guru honorer berharap pemerintah mulai sadar dan meniadakan diskriminasi antara guru berstatus pegawai negeri sipil (PNS) dan non-PNS. ”Guru di mana pun punya kontribusi dan tanggung jawab sama, mendidik anak bangsa,” katanya.

Dia meminta pemerintah secara bertahap memberikan upah minimum regional atau provinsi serta memberikan jaminan sosial tenaga kerja. Masih banyak yayasan menggaji tak sepadan dengan jerih payah guru. Terutama yayasan non-profit. ”Mereka memberi honor sangat minim sesuai kemampuan masyarakat sekitarnya. Rata-rata Rp 250.000-Rp 500.000/bulan,” ujarnya. (INE) Read More..

Kompas cetak 3 okt 2008

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PENDIDIKAN
Beasiswa SMP bagi Siswa Miskin Ditingkatkan
Jumat, 3 Oktober 2008 | 03:00 WIB

Jakarta, Kompas - Pemerintah meningkatkan beasiswa bagi siswa sekolah menengah pertama miskin agar dapat meningkatkan angka partisipasi kasar di jenjang sekolah menengah pertama sederajat dan menuntaskan program wajib belajar.

Direktur Pembinaan Sekolah Menengah Pertama Departemen Pendidikan Nasional Didik Suhardi mengatakan, Selasa (30/9), tahun 2009, beasiswa miskin diusulkan naik 11 persen cakupannya sehingga menjadi 16 persen—bagi 998.000 siswa. Besarnya beasiswa tetap Rp 48.000 per anak per bulan dan biaya personal, seperti seragam dan buku tulis. Selama ini, sekalipun sejumlah sekolah sudah menggratiskan iuran sekolah, kebutuhan pribadi masih menjadi masalah bagi anak miskin.

Mengenai cakupan beasiswa, Didik mengatakan, persoalannya kembali pada definisi kemiskinan lantaran ada perbedaan tipis antara warga miskin dan yang sedikit di atas garis kemiskinan yang merasa memerlukan pula beasiswa.

Dengan peningkatan satuan biaya bantuan operasional sekolah (BOS) yang masih dibahas DPR, biaya pendidikan bisa lebih ditekan. Jenis beasiswa lainnya adalah beasiswa SMP Terbuka, besarnya Rp 25.000 per bulan.

Dia mengatakan, di kota-kota besar di Jawa dan Bali, angka partisipasi kasar (APK) SMP/ MTs di atas 95 persen atau tuntas wajib belajar dan mulai mengarah ke wajib belajar dua belas tahun. APK nasional sekitar 92 persen. Angka Partisipasi Murni SMP/ MTs sampai akhir 2007 sebesar 71,60 persen.

Secara terpisah, Wakil Koordinator Education Forum, Yanti Sriyulianti, mengungkapkan, hak atas pendidikan merupakan amanat konstitusi dan pemerintah telah mencanangkan wajib belajar sembilan tahun. Dengan demikian, sudah merupakan kewajiban pemerintah menghilangkan segala hambatan anak ke sekolah.

”Benar-benar harus semua warga negara, baik mampu dan tidak mampu. Tidak bisa ditawar dan tak ada batasan, sekolah negeri dan swasta,” ujarnya. (ine) Read More..

Kompas cetak 3 okt 2008

Guru Kesulitan Memenuhi Kuota 24 Jam Mengajar
Kesulitan Peroleh Insentif Kesejahteraan Guru
Jumat, 3 Oktober 2008 | 02:16 WIB







Jakarta, Kompas - Ketentuan mengajar tatap muka minimal 24 jam dalam satu minggu sulit dipenuhi guru. Akibatnya, para guru, terutama di sekolah swasta dan guru yang mengajar bidang studi tertentu dengan jam mengajar yang lebih sedikit, tidak bisa memenuhi syarat untuk lulus uji sertifikasi guru.

Tidak terpenuhinya ketentuan 24 jam mengajar per minggu jadi salah satu penyebab puluhan ribu guru yang sudah dinyatakan lolos uji sertifikasi kuota tahun 2006 dan 2007 tidak bisa mendapatkan Surat Keputusan Direktur Jenderal Peningkatan Mutu Pendidikan dan Tenaga Kependidikan (PMPTK) tentang guru penerima tunjangan profesi pendidik.

Surat keterangan mengajar minimal 24 jam per minggu ini harus ditandatangani kepala sekolah.

Maruli Taufik, Ketua Perkumpulan Guru Karyawan Swasta Seluruh Indonesia Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, yang dihubungi dari Jakarta, Kamis (2/10), mengatakan, ketentuan 24 jam mengajar per minggu ini menjadi ganjalan banyak guru swasta untuk mendapatkan peningkatan kesejahteraan. ”Kesulitan untuk memenuhi syarat ini terutama guru yang mengajar di sekolah swasta kecil. Jika disuruh mengajar di sekolah lain, juga tidak mudah karena harus bersaing dengan guru PNS yang juga mencari tambahan penghasilan maupun untuk memenuhi jam mengajar yang kurang,” kata Maruli.

Maruli memperkirakan guru swasta yang sanggup memenuhi ketentuan tersebut berkisar kurang dari 50 persen dari total guru swasta di Indonesia yang mencapai 1,2 juta orang.

”Guru-guru di sekolah swasta yang kecil itu umumnya mengajar 12-18 jam per minggu. Ini karena jumlah kelas juga sedikit. Bahkan banyak juga yang berkurang siswanya sehingga jumlah kelas menciut,” ujar Maruli.

Maruli mencontohkan salah satu guru yang kesulitan memenuhi ketentuan itu adalah guru Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan (PPKn). Di sekolah swasta yang hanya punya enam ruang kelas, guru itu hanya bisa mengajar 12 jam per minggu.

Para guru yang tak bisa memenuhi jam mengajar karena keterbatasan kelas ini seringkali terganjal hak-haknya untuk mendapatkan peningkatan kesejahteraan.

Tunjangan fungsional bagi guru swasta serta tunjangan profesi untuk guru yang sudah memiliki sertifikat pendidik mensyaratkan 24 jam mengajar/minggu. Akibatnya, peluang guru swasta untuk bisa mendapatkan tunjangan dari pemerintah sangat kecil.

Edi Susanto, Ketua Federasi Guru Independen Indonesia Kota Padang, mengatakan, guru-guru swasta terpaksa mengajar dua bidang studi atau mengajar di sekolah lain untuk bisa memenuhi ketentuan mengajar 24 jam per minggu.

Upaya ini ditempuh guru swasta agar bisa mendapatkan insentif dari pemerintah daerah (pemda) senilai Rp 100.000 per bulan.

”Persoalan ini tidak mudah diatasi guru. Sekolah swasta di daerah itu jumlah lokalnya bisa 4-6 kelas saja. Untuk menambah jam mengajar di sekolah lain tidak gampang,” kata Edi.

Edi yang mengajar pelajaran Ekonomi di sebuah SMA swasta di Kota Padang ini mengajar 32 jam per minggu. Ini karena dia memegang pelajaran lain, yakni Wirausaha.

Sesuai undang-undang

Achmad Dasuki, Direktur Profesi Pendidik PMPTK Departemen Pendidikan Nasional mengatakan, ketentuan 24 jam mengajar itu sesuai Pasal 35 Ayat 2 UU Guru dan Dosen yang menyebutkan beban kerja guru sekurang-kurangnya 24 jam tatap muka dan sebanyak-banyaknya 40 jam tatap muka dalam satu minggu.

Menurut Dasuki, guru yang belum bisa memenuhi ketentuan itu bisa mengajar di beberapa sekolah lain atau sebagai tutor di pendidikan kesetaraan Paket A, B, dan C. Asal, guru tersebut punya mengajar di sekolahnya sesuai surat tugas minimal enam jam.

Secara terpisah, Direktur Jenderal PMPTK Baedhowi mengatakan, persoalan guru yang kekurangan jam mengajar ini sebenarnya bisa diatasi pemda. Pasalnya, di daerah-daerah itu terjadi distribusi guru yang tak seimbang.

”Guru-guru itu banyak tertumpuk di kota-kota besar. Akibatnya, mereka jadi kekurangan jam mengajar. Pemerintah daerah bisa saja mengatur distribusi guru sehingga tidak ada daerah yang berlebihan guru, sementara daerah lain kekurangan guru,” kata Baedhowi. (ELN) Read More..