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Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 08:13 AM

A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of numerous school shootings recommended Tuesday that schools consider arming staff, using veterans as guards and reversing Obama-era guidelines.  Read more »

Phinma bets on 'quality teachers' to boost enrollment amid rising costs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 08:32 PM

To boost enrollment, Phinma ensures that their teachers are the "best compensated" faculty in areas where they operate, president and CEO Ramon del Rosario Jr told ANC. Read more »

DepEd assures safety of students should ROTC be made mandatory for senior high school

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 05:45 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education on Monday said students will be protected from abuse if the proposal to make the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for Grades 11 and 12 pushes through.  Read more »

Kompanya naghahanap ng 100,000 Pinoy na English teachers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 08:49 PM

Isang online education platform ang nag-aalok ng trabaho para sa libo-libong Pinoy na maaaring magturo ng wikang English.   Read more »

Schools network hits PH military claim of communist recruitment in schools for indigenous students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 12:01 PM

A schools network slammed the military for claiming schools for indigenous students are used to recruit communist rebels. Read more »

Social media apps, dapat bang sisihin sa 'paglaganap' ng HIV/AIDS sa Pinas?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:39 PM

Kung sa ibang bahagi ng mundo ay matagal nang bumababa ang bilang ng mga bagong kaso ng HIV/AIDS, sa Pilipinas naman ay pataas nang pataas ang bilang nito. Read more »

Some Lumad leaders call for Red-tagged schools' shutdown

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 04:31 PM

Some tribal leaders on Thursday urged the government to shut down learning centers that were allegedly used by communist rebels to recruit youth in the south. Read more »

3,000 trabaho, training, alok sa K to 12 students at graduates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 09:47 PM

Nasa 3,000 training at job opportunities ang naghihintay para sa mga estudyante at graduate ng K to 12 program, ayon sa isang tagapagtaguyod ng programa para sa naturang graduates. Read more »

#BeCyberSafe project aims to shield children from online abuse

Naomi Maraviles
Posted at Dec 04 09:44 PM

The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the #BeCyberSafe project to educate students, teachers, and parents regarding the online threats against children and how they can remain safe online.  Read more »

DepEd says no closure order for IP schools in Davao region

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:57 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday said it did not order the closure of any school serving indigenous peoples in the Davao region.   Read more »

Bag at school supplies, regalo sa SPED pupils sa Aurora

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 10:07 PM

Dinalaw ng Lingkod Kapamilya ang isang special education school sa Baler, Aurora para pasayahin ang mga batang may kapansanan. Read more »

Manila Science teachers call for salary increase during protest

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 06:48 PM

A teacher of the Manila Science High School joins a sit-down protest at their campus in Manila on Thursday. Read more »

India throws book at schools making young pupils carry heavy bags

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 01:49 AM

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - Concerned about producing a generation of children with hunched backs and other spine problems, India has denounced schools for making students carry heavy school bags and giving young children homework. Read more »

DepEd sets earlier Christmas break for students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 05:27 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education moved the Christmas break for elementary and high school students a week earlier to give them more quality time with their family. Read more »

Manila Science teachers, parents ask SC to reconsider K to 12 ruling

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 05:09 PM

Calling the K to 12 program ‘despotic’ and ‘anti-democratic,’ a group of parents, students and teachers of the Manila Science High School has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling upholding the constitutionality of the K to 12 law.   Read more »

Erasing Filipino in college education

Editorial cartoon by Maverick Pesigan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 10:23 PM

The debate continues on the use of Filipino as a core subject in the government's K to 12 college curriculum. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Nobyembre 21, Miyerkoles dahil sa bagyong Samuel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 11:19 PM

MAYNILA (5TH UPDATE) - Walang pasok sa mga sumusunod na lugar sa Miyerkoles, Nobyembre 21, dahil sa inaasahang pananalasa ng bagyong Samuel.  Read more »

When your school is on an island

Domcar C. Lagto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 10:24 AM

Students ride a pumpboat to get to their school on the island of Taal Volcano in San Nicolas, Batangas. Read more »

French universities to offer more courses in English to attract foreign students

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 20 06:42 AM

PARIS - France wants to boost the number of foreign students at its universities by more than half over the next decade and will offer more courses taught in English to attract them. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Nobyembre 19, Lunes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 05:28 PM

Walang pasok sa preschool hanggang gradeschool sa Surigao Del Norte ngayong Nobyembre 19, Lunes dahil sa inaasahang pananalasa ng bagyong Samuel. Read more »