Public Policy Analysis On Education Budget Allocation: Case Study In Regencies/Municipalities East Java, Indonesia

The objective of the current study is to map regency and Municipality government budget allocations in East Java Province, Indonesia. This study method conducted by analysing the percentage of education budget allocations. The study reveals that there are 5 (five) education budget allocation clusters in East Java, namely cluster A with the highest percentage of education budget allocation, covering Jember Regency and Nganjuk Regency, whereas Clusters B, C, D, and E are regencies/Municipalities with the medium, smallest,and lowest percentage of education budget allocations. Since there are only two regencies/Municipalities categorized into cluster A, it indicates that the20% target allocation of the national education budget policy is still far from expectations, which might be caused by the planning problems, technical implementation guidelines, allocations, and different interests and perceptions among stakeholders