Boss's Fund History: President SBY's Strategy To Present School Children's Free Education

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) received a visit from school children. (Facebook/Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)

JAKARTA - Education is a tool for the nation's struggle to achieve prosperity. The narrative was agreed by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). The President of Indonesia from the 2004-2014 era did not want educational matters like stepchildren. Education must be a top priority.

SBY wants education in Indonesia to be accessible to all people, especially the poor. The breakthrough was also carried out. SBY launched an education budget of up to 20 percent of the total APBN. The most obvious form is in the form of School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds.

No one doubts the breaking power of education as a tool of struggle. The touch of education is able to realize all kinds of desires. Indonesia is independent, one of them. The presence of education can make national figures move against oppression and ignorance.

Education studies continue to develop. His breakthrough power is getting stronger. In fact, education is like the main way for the Indonesian nation to become a great nation. SBY and the Democratic Party also do not want educational affairs in the government's stepchildren.

Education must be the main focus. The promise was packaged well during the 2004 presidential election campaign. SBY, who was paired with Jusuf Kalla, wanted to give the entire Indonesian people space to be able to go to school without having to be burdened with a cost case. SBY's promise was 'painted'.

The results are brilliant. SBY was able to win. He was transformed into the number one new Indonesian person. The promise to advance national education was not abandoned. All of this can be seen in the speech at the beginning of his term as President of Indonesia on October 20, 2004.

SBY devoted his attention to education. For him, efforts to advance education should package welfare. It used to be possible to go to school as luxury. However, now school is a must, from elementary, junior high, to high school.

SBY's wish is not just an empty message. He gave a fat budget to advance national education. He launched a 20 percent education budget of the total APBN. A number that allows the government to be free to be creative in developing national education.

The government will actively launch a corruption eradication program, which I will lead. The government will pay special attention to the handling of conflict situations in Aceh and Papua. The government will prioritize and organize Government policies in the fields of education and health," explained SBY in his speech.

The abundant national education budget brings blessings. The SBY government can be creative in formulating an appropriate program. The School Operational Cost Fund Program (BOS), his name. The program was initiated by the SBY government to complete the spirit of learning for nine years in 2005.

Empunya kuasa menargetkan SD/MI, SMP/MTs, pesantren, dan satuan pendidikan non-Islam sebagai penerima dana BOS. Target itu karena pemerintah ingin membuka akses pendidikan sebar-lebar kepada miskin. Alias sekolah gratis.

The presence of BOS funds also helps all kelangan. This is because the existence of BOS funds can make students no longer burdened by all kinds of levies, donations, and contributions. BOS funds are able to cover the financing of learning and learning to the development of the curriculum. Parents are no longer burdened, even children can study calmly.

Initially the first period BOS funding program took place in 2004-2009. The program only targets elementary to junior high school. However, the government expanded it to high school in 2012-2013. The program continues, even today.

The presence of BOS funds was then greeted with great fanfare. The public's enthusiasm for BOS funds increased. As a result, BOS funds can convince the Indonesian people, especially the people who do not have it, that the state is here to increase the lives of its people.

Programs for higher education are quite diverse: ranging from scholarship programs for poor children to Aiming for missions, namely free lecture programs and receiving tuition fees of Rp600 thousand during the study period. Throughout 2005-2013 the SBY-Boediono regime has disbursed funds for education of Rp243.28 trillion. President SBY's government for the first time implemented free schools in 2005 for elementary and junior high schools.

"The government then expanded the implementation of free schools to high schools in the 2012/2013 school year, and then effectively implemented it in the 2013/2014 school year. In addition, the BOS funds disbursed to waive operational education costs reached IDR 243.28 trillion from 2005 to 2013," said Ariwibowo in the book Makassar Student Movement: the State Hegemony Counter Movement (2019).