The Efforts to Improve the Quality of Education in North Tapanuli Regency

This study aims to describe in detail the condition of the quality of education in North Tapanuli Regency which has not been in line with expectations, and at the same time provides solutions that can be done to improve it. This study applies mixed method, library method and field studywith direct observation and collect information in the field. Based on the analysis, it is known that the quality of education in North Tapanuli regency still needs improvement which includes some aspects namely quality of graduates, quality of the learning process, competence of educators, facilities and infrastructure, and aspects of management, so that the quality of education can be improved. Efforts that can be done to improve the quality of education are improving teacher competencies, completing facilities and infrastructure, strengthening School-Based Management (SBM) and Integrated Quality Management (Total Quality Management), revitalizing cooperation between schools and the community, and maximizing educationmonitor.