The hardships of teachers, students and parents during the implementation of distance learning in School Year (SY) 2020-2021 “failed to translate” to better learning outcomes, a multi-stakeholder survey said. A jeepney was converted into learning space (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “By...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 16, announced the issuance of guidelines on the conduct of remedial and advancement classes during “summer 2021” which will start next week. Photo taken in Tanza Elementary School, Roxas City in June 2021/ Mary Joy Gutierez / DepEd “Remedial...
The opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will be on Sept. 13, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 16, announced. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “We thank the President for his full support to the delivery of quality basic education for the incoming school year,”...
(Photo from Pixabay) Weaker body, higher levels of stress and internet addiction are just some of the “negative physical and mental health impacts” of distance learning on students, according to a multi-stakeholder survey. While distance learning has paved the way for education continuity...
The unreliable internet signal in the country emerged as the top problem among teachers and students under the distance learning set-up according to a survey. Online learning is one of the multiple learning delivery modalities implemented this school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic (JANSEN ROMERO /...
As challenges in education persisted up to school year closing, the current administration - in general - received the "lowest marks" from teachers and parents of students in public schools in relation to their performance of respective duties for the implementation of distance learning this school...
As the resumption of face-to-face classes remains uncertain due to new coronavirus variants emerging, Education Secretary Leonor Briones assured that the government continues to exhaust all means to ensure that education will continue using alternative learning delivery modalities. Education...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday, July 4, that around 90 percent of the P4.35 billion funds under Bayanihan 2 Law for distance learning have already been “successfully obligated and disbursed”. Department of Education (Photo from DepEd Facebook Page) DepEd issued a statement...
Students from Cebu City made the rounds on social media after they wore their school uniforms in public as they called for the "safe and gradual" resumption of face-to-face classes. (Photo from Celine Lagundi) In a Facebook post, Mariel Dumaraos, councilor at the Supreme Student Council of the...
After over a year of distance learning, a students' group said school closures and unstable Internet connections during online classes "compromise" the quality of education. 11447 This after the World Bank reported that over 80 percent of Filipino students fall below the minimum proficiency levels....
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) will continue implementing distance learning in the academic year (AY) 2021-2022. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from ust.edu.ph) "The University of Santo Tomas will continue to implement Enriched Virtual Mode (EVM) of Instruction," UST Office of the...
A youth group slammed the Malacañang for its “late expression of alarm” over the poor learning results among Filipino learners as reported by the World Bank. Based on the World Bank report, 80 percent of Filipino students showed poor learning results or below minimum levels of proficiency...
