BMA fails capital's children in need

Teachers at the New Mosque School in Suan Luang district, one of the more than 400 schools under the BMA, record a skit in an attempt to keep their students engaged. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

Whoever wins, the new Bangkok governor must bridge the appalling education disparity between the rich and the poor to give children in need a better fighting chance in life.

Whoever wins, he or she has no excuse not to. Bangkok has an annual budget of over 80 billion baht. Its administration is independent of the central government. Despite the huge financial resources and management flexibility, over 400 city schools operated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) perform poorly. This must change.