Education Secretary Armin Luistro and other top department officials will personally oversee the resumption of classes in some of the areas hardest-hit by Typhoon “Pablo” early last month.
The Senate’s version of the K to 12 (kindergarten to Grade 12) basic education program would require the Department of Education (DepEd) to submit a midterm report to Congress on the status and progress of the implementation of the new curriculum that would increase school years from 10 to 12.
When will students start getting sex education after President Benigno Aquino III signs the reproductive health bill into law?
MANILA, Philippines — While Christendom is feasting on holiday food, poverty pushes over half a million elementary pupils to severe malnutrition. The Department of Education (DepEd) disclosed that 562,262 pupils in kindergarten and elementary levels (Grades 1 to 6) enrolled in public schools this year have been considered “severely wasted” based on [...]
Classes will resume in typhoon-devastated areas by January 2013 despite the extensive loss of lives and property, according to Education Secretary Armin Luistro.
Some 785,000 public school teachers can again avail themselves of benefits from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) after Malacañang started settling almost P7 billion in unpaid premiums covering three and a half years.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Friday urged Filipinos to “look kindly at our teachers and give them the recognition they deserve” as he led some 5,000 educators from all over Mindanao in celebrating the 2012 World Teachers’ Day at the Lim ket Kai Center here.
Some 785,000 employees of the Department of Education can again enjoy their benefits from the Government Service Insurance System as Malacañang has started settling their unpaid premiums covering three and a half years.
The House of Representatives apparently believes that young Filipino students need constant reminding that honesty is the best policy.
With less than P300 million left of its contingency funds, the Department of Education (DepEd) may have to tap into the national government’s calamity funds to make emergency repairs to hundreds of flood-affected public schools.
The proposal to move the opening of the school year from June to September is not getting any support from either weather or education officials.
The Senior High School Program under the Department of Education’s “K to 12” scheme will now be a permanent fixture in the University of Makati (UMak), which was the first in Metro Manila to test the proposal to add two years to the country’s basic education cycle.
With less than P300 million left in its contingency funds, the Department of Education (DepEd) may tap the national government’s calamity funds to make emergency repairs on hundreds of flood-affected public schools.
