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Gatchalian: SPED, ALS are pandemic ‘casualties’

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 08:54 PM

'ALS is one of the casualties of this prolonged school closure. Pre-pandemic time, we had 759,000 enrollees. Now, we only have 434,000 enrollees.' Read more »

Fewer learners with disabilities enroll during pandemic: DepEd

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 01:19 PM

DepEd said parents of children with disabilities may have hesitated to enroll their children last year because of "safety concerns and the means of delivering instructions." Read more »

Guro ibinahagi ang hirap ng online class para sa special education students

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 01:05 PM

"Isang lingon lang nila ay maaaring mahuli na sila sa lesson," sabi ni Kurt Achay, na isang dekada nang nagtuturo ng learners with special needs. Read more »

For kids in special education, lockdown learning a must

Winona Sadia, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Sep 30 07:50 PM

Learners with special education needs require face-to-face instruction but are vulnerable to the coronavirus disease. Parents and teachers have no choice but to make distance learning work. Read more »

DepEd says to support LGUs in funding shift to distance learning

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 12:22 PM

The Department of Education said Tuesday that it has come up with strategies to help local officials fund schools in the shift to alternative modes of learning as in person-classes remain suspended due to the continuing threat of the new coronavirus. Read more »

Marcos wants school boards in localities to include private schools, barangay reps.

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 03:39 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday pushed for the expansion of school boards in localities to include representatives of private schools and barangay officials. Read more »

Only 61 pct of Special Education Fund utilized in 2018: official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 07:05 PM

Only 61 percent of the Special Education Fund (SEF) was utilized in 2018, a Department of Finance official said Friday, as senators tackled a bill seeking to expand the coverage of the annual fund for schools. Read more »

Go eyes expanded Special Education Fund as schools shift to online, TV, radio classes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 01:01 PM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Friday pushed for a bill that would expand the coverage of the Special Education Fund (SEF) as schools shift to online, TV and radio classes while a COVID vaccine has yet to be developed. Read more »

Decision to use special education fund for other purposes up to Congress: DepEd

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 01:41 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday it was up to Congress to decide whether local governments would be allowed to use their special education funds (SEF) to provide aid to their constituents amid the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Nevada hires more Filipino special education teachers

Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 10:19 AM

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - The Clark County School District in southern Nevada recently hired 57 special education (SPEd) teachers from all over the Philippines. Read more »

2 SPED pupils na umalalay sa kaklaseng may cerebral palsy hinangaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 08:57 PM

Naantig ang puso ng netizens sa 2 special education pupils sa Pampanga na tumulong sa kaklaseng may cerebral palsy. Read more »

TINGNAN: Makulay na dingding ng classroom gawa sa kahoy ng sirang armchair

Jay Dayupay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 01:48 PM

Isang guro mula sa Polomolok Central Elementary School sa South Cotabato ang pinuri sa pagiging malikhain nang gamitin ang sira-sirang kahoy ng armchairs bilang makulay na dingding ng silid-aralan. Read more »

Gov't urged to uphold education rights of special needs children

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 07:05 PM

MANILA – Since January, Alice Villegas, 41, has been religiously bringing Mathis, her 2-year-old child with down syndrome, at a therapy center in Quezon City to provide him early intervention. Read more »