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Marcos: Students must get better internet, devices

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 06:51 PM

President Bongbong Marcos on Monday stressed on the need to provide Filipino students with better internet connectivity and devices. Read more »

Gov't urged to prioritize improving teacher education

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 04:59 PM

The Commission on Human Rights joined calls for the government to prioritize the implementation of a law improving teacher education quality. Read more »

DepEd to launch 'long-term plan' for basic education

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 05:54 PM

The Department of Education will launch on Friday a roadmap aimed at improving the delivery and quality of basic education in the coming years. Read more »

Bicam report creating EDCOM II ratified

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 12:09 PM

The Senate has ratified a bicameral conference committee report seeking to establish a body that would evaluate the country's education system. Read more »

DepEd says dealing with 'learning poverty' following WB report

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 05:10 PM

The World Bank defines learning poverty as the inability of children to "read and understand simple text by age 10." Read more »

Duterte urged to certify as urgent EdCom bill

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 01:43 PM

Advocates on Thursday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent a bill that seeks to convene a Congressional Committee on Education. Read more »

As school year ends, learning under distance education questioned

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 02:38 PM

As the first school year under distance learning came to an end, groups questioned whether students actually learned under remote means of instruction. Read more »

Advocates call for EdCom to address PH learning crisis

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 03:35 PM

Education advocates are calling for the meeting of an Education Commission to address what they described as a "learning crisis" in the country. Read more »

DepEd wants World Bank apology over report on Filipino students

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 02:54 PM

The Department of Education said on Monday it "expects and looks forward" to an apology from the World Bank over its report that about 80 percent of Filipino students fall below the minimum level of proficiency for their grade levels.  Read more »

Gov’t urged to step up efforts vs ‘distance cheating’

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 12:31 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the government and schools to strengthen their efforts to stop various forms of cheating in distance learning. Read more »

Mass passing in universities won't affect quality of 2020 graduates: Villanueva

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 06:29 PM

The government needs to revisit and strengthen its public WiFi system now that more schools and universities are expected to migrate to online platforms, with physical attendance not possible, the senator said. Read more »