‘No permit, no exam’ policy scrapped– CHEd
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan
Colleges and universities can no longer enforce “no permit, no exam” policy.
Colleges and universities can no longer enforce “no permit, no exam” policy.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has approved the new set of mandatory general education (GE) subjects that will be taught to college students who have finished the added two years of high school under the K to 12 (Kindergarten to Grade 12) program.
Some 451 colleges and universities out of the total 1,800 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country intend to increase tuition and other fees in the coming school year.
The Supreme Court has upheld the policy of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) requiring teachers of tertiary schools to acquire postgraduate degrees to become tenured or regular employees.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has decried the “enrollment by injunction” tactic of schools who have been ordered last year to close down certain course programs that did not meet government quality standards.
More nursing programs offered by colleges and universities will be “phased out” by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) starting 2013 for failing to meet quality standards.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has so far no solution to offer to private tertiary schools which will have no freshmen by 2016 due to the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12) program.
While college students continue to flock to courses perceived to lead to in-demand jobs, only a few dare sign up for courses that government deems critical for development, including disciplines in the sciences, mathematics, agriculture and forestry.
Two hundred and sixty seven of 1,666 private colleges and universities have been given the green light to hike tuition this school year, the Commission on Higher Education said Wednesday.
The Government Service Insurance System is taking steps to ensure that 200 scholars that it would support in the coming academic year will come from low-income families who really need the help.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has said no legal hurdles now block its order to close down two substandard programs at the Philippine Maritime Institute or PMI Colleges after a Quezon City court rejected the school’s plea to stop the closure of its programs.
MANILA, Philippines—About 8,000 students from different state universities and colleges are set to march to Mendiola Friday to demand for sufficient government subsidy for tertiary education. The “march for education” was part of a series of protest at the University of the Philippines and member schools of the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges. [...]
Malacañang announced Tuesday noon the suspension of college classes throughout Metro Manila due to floods and sporadic heavy rains.
