To offer more opportunities for career movement, professional growth, and financial stability, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need for a career progression system for public school teachers. (Photo from DepEd) “By establishing the professional standards of teacher quality and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday said the government should include private schools in its plans to resume limited face-to-face classes. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said private schools have the capacity to invest in health protocols and have...
Forty six schools have appealed to the Department of Education (DepEd) to be included among those that will be covered by the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes set to start next month. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “Meron pong mga local government units na humihiling na sana masama...
As part of its preparations for the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Task Force (NTF) on Vaccination agreed to accelerate the vaccination of teachers and school personnel. (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd already met with the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Oct. 19, announced that a total of 30 schools will push through with the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes scheduled to start on Nov. 15 so far. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Assistant Secretary Malcolm...
A group said that hundreds of private schools could have been spared from closing down amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic if only they were given subsidies that would help them sustain their operations. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “With this pandemic, there is a...
Faculty unions, associations, and educators from the private education sector on Saturday, Oct. 16, called on the next leaders of the country to pay attention to the plight of private schools especially amidst the pandemic. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers -...
Senators on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to also prioritize teachers in the national COVID-19 vaccination program as the government prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes. This, as they scored the "unacceptable" rate at which a...
In order to avoid possible logistical concerns, the Department of Education (DepEd) intends to finish the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes before the national and local elections in May 2020. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “I think we would have finished pilot by...
Associations of private schools lauded members of the Senate for “crossing party lines” to pass a bill on second reading that will “prevent the collapse of proprietary educational institutions” in the face of a massive increase in tax rates during the pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) In a...
The Senate approved on second reading Wednesday, September 22, the bill that would ensure that private schools will not be imposed with hefty taxes under the country's laws. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Members of the upper chamber quickly gave their nod to the passage of Senate Bill...
As it supports the concrete preparations of the government for the reopening of schools, a private schools group pointed out that consent and liability should be very “clear” in the guidelines for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. (Photo from Unsplash) Coordinating...
