The 15-year free education scheme has failed due to resource mismanagement by the Education Ministry and may be unconstitutional, an ombudsman's report says.
Ombudsman Sriracha Charoenpanich said the ministry needs to reconsider the policy initiated by the Democrat-led government.
A study conducted by independent academic Kittiya Evans under the supervision of the Office of Ombudsman discovered that supposedly free scholarships under the scheme were not actually free, Mr Sriracha said