Penajam Paser Utara, Aug. 11 -- The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority announced that the People's School (SR) program is now running in eight elementary schools near IKN, located in parts of North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara districts, East Kalimantan.

"Education is a strategic key to breaking the cycle of poverty in the capital city area," IKN Authority spokesperson, Troy Pantouw, stated when asked about education in Sepaku, North Penajam Paser, on Monday.

The IKN Authority supports the development of the People's School as an effort to nurture a young generation that is intelligent, confident, and globally competitive.

"The People's School program has currently been implemented in eight elementary schools around the capi...