Opening day for the 2021 school year at Alen Bum IDPs Boarder, a middle and high school run by the Kachin Independence Organization. (Ring Nu Awng)

Amid education boycotts, ethnic schools help to fill the gap

A boycott of state schools under military rule has caused a spike in enrollments at ethnic community schools and created opportunities for ethnic armed groups to broaden and strengthen trust and understanding with the public.

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