Free Education Policy: A Policy in Despair and Corruption
By CASPER DAMIEN When the current government introduces the Free Education Policy when it came to power after General Election in 2012, it was kind of relieve and add smiles to the parents of all children in PNG. The parents were happy that their children’s fees will be paid by the government. The introduction of free education policy means all school fees for children who are attending government schools from Elementary to Grade 12 will be paid by the government. In other words parents will not pay any more school fees. All will be taken care by the government. Whether the free education policy is good or bad in the country is something for everyone to debate about. On the same note, whether this policy is a controversy or not, is something the government has to revisit and reconsider its decision. If the government thinks this policy is the best policy available to promote free education for all children and to ease the parents’ burden of difficulty in paying children’s fe