Students of Pinyahan Elementary School, supervised by their respective teachers, initiate their 'Catch-up Fridays' program by reading storybooks inside their classrooms on January 12, 2024. The Department of Education has designated all Fridays starting  January 12 and throughout the school year as Catch-up Fridays, focusing on operationalizing the National Reading Program (NRP) in the first half of the day’s schedule and on fostering Values, Health, and Peace Education in the second half, to address learning gaps among grade school and high school students. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1712220424830deped.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Students of Pinyahan Elementary School, supervised by their respective teachers, initiate their &#39;Catch-up Fridays&#39; program by reading storybooks inside their classrooms on January 12, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News&nbsp;MANILA &mdash; The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the shift to the old school calendar wherein &nbsp;classes begin in June and ends in March.TDC&#39;s Chairperson Benjo Basas said that this should be done immediately so that by next school year, there will be no more classes in the months of April and May when extreme heat is affecting the conduct of in-person classes.&quot;Tingin namin pwede na ito paigsiin at hindi ito nangangahulugan na magiging maigsi ng mga guro, kundi magkaroon po tayo ng optional scheme,&quot; Basas said in a video message.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/deped-urged-to-fully-implement-revised-k-to-10-curriculum-1606" id="isPasted">DepEd urged to fully implement revised K to 10 curriculum</a>&nbsp;(We think the transition period can be shortened but would not mean teachers are on the short end&mdash;there should be an optional scheme.)DepEd earlier released a department order for the gradual shift to the old calendar.The current school year will be until May 31, 2024, while the break will be from June 1 to July 26.Succeeding school years have been adjusted as well so that by academic year 2026-2027, classes will be back to the June-March schedule.&nbsp;Basas said if DepEd would prolong the transition period, children would just repeatedly be burdened with the changes in the mode of teaching.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/20/deped-eyes-pilot-test-of-revised-senior-hs-curriculum-next-school-year-duterte-1744" id="isPasted">DepEd eyes &#39;pilot test&#39; of revised senior HS curriculum in 2025: Duterte</a>&nbsp;&quot;Ganoon din magsu-suffer din ang ating mga bata at eventually magcu-cut din ng mga klase,&quot; he added.&nbsp;(The children will suffer as well and eventually cut classes.&nbsp;&ldquo;O magsu-suspend din ng face-to-face classes para hindi naman masyado mahirapan ang ating mga bata at iyong mga teacher sa matinding init ng dinaranas tuwing buwan ng Abril at Mayo.&rdquo;&nbsp;(We can suspend face-to-face classes so that they the children do not suffer more, including teachers, from the extreme heat that we experience during April and May.)&nbsp;On Wednesday, more than a million students from at least 12 regions in the country had been affected by suspension of in-person classes and the shifting to alternative teaching methods, such as online classes and modular learning.&nbsp;Basas said teachers are willing to adjust to a shortened school break, given that they will be properly compensated.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/deped-yet-to-present-design-for-climate-resilient-classrooms-solon-1644" id="isPasted">DepEd yet to present design for &#39;climate-resilient&#39; classrooms: solon&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&quot;Hindi naman dapat mag-suffer ang bakasyon ng mga guro at kung kinakailangan po na umigsi ang bakasyon ng mga guro, dapat ito ay bigyan pa rin ng compensation at paglaanan ng service credit if hindi man ay extra pay, dahil dapat may dalawang buwan kami na bakasyon ayon sa umiiral na panuntunan ng DepEd at Civil Service Commission,&quot; he added.(Teachers&rsquo; vacations should not suffer. If they have to shorten them, teachers should get compensation and service credit, if not extra pay, since we are entitled to a two-month vacation according to the prevailing guidelines of DepEd and the Civil Service Commission.)

&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/deped-urged-to-fully-implement-revised-k-to-10-curriculum-1606" id="isPasted">DepEd urged to fully implement revised K to 10 curriculum</a>&nbsp;(We think the transition period can be shortened but would not mean teachers are on the short end&mdash;there should be an optional scheme.)DepEd earlier released a department order for the gradual shift to the old calendar.The current school year will be until May 31, 2024, while the break will be from June 1 to July 26.Succeeding school years have been adjusted as well so that by academic year 2026-2027, classes will be back to the June-March schedule.&nbsp;Basas said if DepEd would prolong the transition period, children would just repeatedly be burdened with the changes in the mode of teaching.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/20/deped-eyes-pilot-test-of-revised-senior-hs-curriculum-next-school-year-duterte-1744" id="isPasted">DepEd eyes &#39;pilot test&#39; of revised senior HS curriculum in 2025: Duterte</a>&nbsp;&quot;Ganoon din magsu-suffer din ang ating mga bata at eventually magcu-cut din ng mga klase,&quot; he added.&nbsp;(The children will suffer as well and eventually cut classes.&nbsp;&ldquo;O magsu-suspend din ng face-to-face classes para hindi naman masyado mahirapan ang ating mga bata at iyong mga teacher sa matinding init ng dinaranas tuwing buwan ng Abril at Mayo.&rdquo;&nbsp;(We can suspend face-to-face classes so that they the children do not suffer more, including teachers, from the extreme heat that we experience during April and May.)&nbsp;On Wednesday, more than a million students from at least 12 regions in the country had been affected by suspension of in-person classes and the shifting to alternative teaching methods, such as online classes and modular learning.&nbsp;Basas said teachers are willing to adjust to a shortened school break, given that they will be properly compensated.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/deped-yet-to-present-design-for-climate-resilient-classrooms-solon-1644" id="isPasted">DepEd yet to present design for &#39;climate-resilient&#39; classrooms: solon&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&quot;Hindi naman dapat mag-suffer ang bakasyon ng mga guro at kung kinakailangan po na umigsi ang bakasyon ng mga guro, dapat ito ay bigyan pa rin ng compensation at paglaanan ng service credit if hindi man ay extra pay, dahil dapat may dalawang buwan kami na bakasyon ayon sa umiiral na panuntunan ng DepEd at Civil Service Commission,&quot; he added.(Teachers&rsquo; vacations should not suffer. If they have to shorten them, teachers should get compensation and service credit, if not extra pay, since we are entitled to a two-month vacation according to the prevailing guidelines of DepEd and the Civil Service Commission.)

TDC&#39;s Chairperson Benjo Basas said that this should be done immediately so that by next school year, there will be no more classes in the months of April and May when extreme heat is affecting the conduct of in-person classes.&quot;Tingin namin pwede na ito paigsiin at hindi ito nangangahulugan na magiging maigsi ng mga guro, kundi magkaroon po tayo ng optional scheme,&quot; Basas said in a video message.

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1712220424830deped.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Students of Pinyahan Elementary School, supervised by their respective teachers, initiate their &#39;Catch-up Fridays&#39; program by reading storybooks inside their classrooms on January 12, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News&nbsp;MANILA &mdash; The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the shift to the old school calendar wherein &nbsp;classes begin in June and ends in March.

MANILA — The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the shift to the old school calendar wherein classes begin in June and ends in March.

MANILA — The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the shift to the old school calendar wherein classes begin in June and ends in March.

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DepEd urged to expedite shift to June-March school calendar

DepEd urged to expedite shift to June-March school calendar