The importance of quality education for all students
The image above reveals that The Star newspaper on September 25, 2022, featured the topic of education equality as crucial to unlocking the potential of young Malaysians. Chan Soon Seng, the chief executive officer of Teach for Malaysia (TFM), an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to enabling all children to fulfil their potential through high-quality education, clarified that children from less privileged communities do not receive the same educational opportunities. This is because students from low-income or rural backgrounds face greater challenges to accessing and engaging in quality education. Some students need to work after school to support their families. These students are already struggling to make enough money to buy food. Thus, school supplies are not their priority. Their failure to purchase basic school supplies, such as a calculator and exercise books, will cause them to fall behind in their studies. ...