PELAKSANAAN BOS DAN MINAT MASYARAKAT MENGIKUTI PENDIDIKAN DASAR GRATIS

Analyzing the Implementation of Bantuan Operasional Sekolah or School Operational Fund and the Public’s Interests in Free Basic Education. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has recently issued an educational policy, the so-called Bantuan Operasional Sekolah known as BOS or School Operational Fund. This article presents the results of a descriptive study on the implementation of the School Operational Fund in the regency of Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan. The data were obtained through survey on the spot, document analysis, and interviews. The results show that School Operational Fund has increased the interest of the public to send their children to primary schools. This has been indicated by the results of the interviews with a number of school principals and students’ parents (guardians) in the area. However, the interest to send children to primary schools was more significant than that to junior high schools. Pelaksanaan Bos dan Minat Masyarakat Mengikuti Pendidikan Dasar Gratis. Kebijakan pendidikan gratis melalui program BOS yang dikeluarkan oleh Pemerintah Republik Indonesia telah mendorong minat masyarakat untuk berperan aktif mengikuti pendidikan dari jenjang SD hingga SMP. Hal ini sesuai hasil wawancara kepada kepala sekolah dan orang tua peserta didik di Kabupaten Gunung Mas Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah sebagai lokasi penelitian. Melalui kebijakan ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan bagi seluruh wilayah Indonesia. Minat masyarkat untuk mengikuti pendidikan pada jenjang SD dirasakan lebih besar, sedangkan pada jenjang SMP peningkatan dirasakan kurang signifikan dan tidak merata