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Prabowo Pledges Four Interactive Screens Per Class for NU Schools
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Prabowo Pledges Four Interactive Screens Per Class for NU Schools

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Prabowo Subianto apologized to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) for the delay in distributing interactive panel screens to their schools and pesantren.
  • He explained the delay was due to administrative issues between ministries, as NU schools fall under the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
  • To compensate, NU schools will receive four screens per class, an upgrade from the one screen per class previously given to public schools.

President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to equip schools and pesantren affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) with interactive panel screens, promising four units per classroom.

I want to apologize to Nahdlatul Ulama. Apologies. because I just found out that many schools and pesantren under Nahdlatul Ulama have not yet received interactive panel screens.

— Prabowo SubiantoDuring the opening of the 35th NU Congress in Jombang, East Java.

During the opening of the 35th NU Congress in Jombang, East Java, Prabowo offered a direct apology to the organization, acknowledging that many of their educational institutions had not yet received the digital learning tools. He attributed the delay not to the Ministry of Education, but to administrative processes involving the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which oversees NU-affiliated schools.

This is the scope of the Minister of Education's administration, the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, he is not wrong because Dikdasmen manages public schools.

— Prabowo SubiantoExplaining the administrative reasons for the delay in distributing interactive screens.

"This is the scope of the Minister of Education's administration, the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, he is not wrong because Dikdasmen manages public schools," Prabowo stated. He clarified that NU schools fall under the purview of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, necessitating its involvement in the distribution of educational technology.

Schools under NU are managed by the Minister of Religion, correct.

— Prabowo SubiantoConfirming the role of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in overseeing NU schools.

Despite the delay, Prabowo assured that NU schools would not be neglected and would receive the same facilities as public schools. As a form of compensation for the tardiness, NU institutions will receive four interactive screens per class simultaneously. This contrasts with public schools, which received one screen per class last year and will receive an additional three this year. Prabowo described this move as a fulfillment of the government's commitment to the "nahdliyin" community, stating, "My debt to NU has been somewhat fulfilled."

There is no problem even though it is late, all NU school classrooms will receive interactive screens the same as all public schools.

— Prabowo SubiantoAssuring equal facilities for NU schools.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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