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DepEd assessing 300 schools for limited face-to-face classes

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 06:08 PM

The Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday around 300 schools may participate in the dry run of limited face-to-face classes should President Rodrigo Duterte approve it. Read more »

Educator flags obscene word in DepEd module

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 06:52 PM

In a House hearing on Monday, educator Antonio Calipjo Go showed a copy of the module, which tackled Filipino mythological creatures such as the aswang, duwende, kapre and tikbalang. Read more »

Duterte decision on face-to-face classes rests on public confidence: spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 06:14 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's decision on whether or not to push through with a pilot test of face-to-face classes will depend on public confidence in the move, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

CHED may paglilinaw sa flexible learning policy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 09:18 PM

Hindi lang online classes ang saklaw ng flexible learning sa mga kolehiyo at pamantasan, ayon sa CHED.  Read more »

DepEd official: Teachers became more creative amid home-based learning due to pandemic

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 06:19 PM

The pandemic has also taught DepEd and its personnel to learn and maximize the use of technology, as the public and private sector adapt a flexible work arrangement, involving on-site and work-from-home set-up, an official from the agency said.  Read more »

'Overworked, undersupported': Group urges gov't to address teachers' issues

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 05:32 PM

A union of education workers urged the government on Thursday to address the "the serious welfare issues of public school teachers" as schools continue to implement distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

DepEd launches learning resource portal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 02:54 PM

The Department of Education launched Wednesday a website offering learning, teaching and professional development resources for students and personnel. Read more »

DepEd partners with firms for use of fiber connectivity, cable channels

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 06:17 PM

Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua said the deal will also make all of the DepEd's learning platforms — such as the DepEd Commons, DepEd TV and learning management system — available for disadvantaged and marginalized communities. Read more »

Distance learning until 2022? DepEd says planning 'for all possibilities'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 06:43 PM

The Department of Education said on Tuesday it was preparing "for all possibilities" after a lawmaker warned that distance learning might extend until next year.    Read more »

Another danger for kids in the age of COVID: Failing grades

Gabriella Borter and Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 07:44 AM

Like millions of American children, Brody Cotton has not seen the inside of a classroom in more than a year. As the COVID-19 pandemic left him navigating 7th grade from his couch in Carlsbad, California, Brody's grades dropped from As and Bs to a D and two Fs last semester.   Read more »

Exhausted teachers remain on the frontlines as pandemic drags on

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 08:49 PM

Several public officials and groups have called for the safe reopening of schools but it remains unclear when physical classes would resume, especially since President Rodrigo Duterte seemed reluctant to bring students back to their classrooms. Read more »

Philippines faces 'learning crisis' after yearlong school shutdown

Allison Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 15 12:48 PM

A year after the coronavirus pandemic sent the Philippines into a months-long lockdown, classrooms across the country remain empty and children are still stuck at home.   Read more »

SWS: Blended learning harder than face-to-face learning, say 89% of families

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 12:19 AM

MANILA - Majority of families with children enrolled in "blended learning" said the current set up is more difficult than face-to-face learning, a survey released Saturday by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Read more »

Year into lockdown, some Manila public students say they’ve ‘adjusted’ to blended learning

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 12:09 PM

There remains one problem, however, and that is internet connectivity. Read more »

DepEd says payment released to TV production firm embroiled in salary issue

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 02:03 PM

MANILA – A Department of Education (DepEd) official said the agency has released partial payment to the firm that produces episodes for its TV-based mode of instruction, which has been criticized for allegedly being unable to pay the salaries of its current and former workers for months. Read more »

Ex-DepEd TV workers mull legal action vs production firm due to delayed salaries

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 12:43 PM

A group of workers that produced episodes for the Department of Education’s TV-based mode of instruction is considering taking legal action against the firm that hired them for the project due to long-delayed salaries. Read more »

Duterte may reconsider face-to-face classes after rollout of 2 million COVID-19 vaccines: ofc'l

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte may reconsider authorizing a pilot test of face-to-face classes once the country has rolled out 2 million COVID-19 vaccines, a Malacañang official said on Thursday. Read more »

Gatchalian ‘surprised’ 99 pct of learners pass first grading period

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 03:06 PM

At a Senate hearing, a presentation by Education Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio showed that 99.13 percent of students obtained passing marks during the first quarter.    Read more »

Duterte rejects pilot test for in-person classes for second time, says Roque

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 12:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected for a second time the proposed pilot test for face-to-face classes as the country has yet to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

'Mga magulang 'di dapat ma-pressure kung mahuli ang anak sa distance learning'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 03:12 PM

Nangangamba kasi umano ang mga magulang sa kung nakakasunod ba o nahuhuli ang mga anak dito.  Read more »