A new ten-year national education roadmap has been formally presented to President Marcos, outlining an ambitious strategy to address the Philippines’ deepening learning crisis. In a statement issued Friday, January 30, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) said it formally...
The Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have pledged unified action to address the country’s learning crisis. In a statement issued Friday, January 30, the Second Congressional Commission on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, January 29, underscored the need for a whole-of-government approach to address the country’s learning crisis, calling for stronger coordination among key agencies to fast-track education reforms and close long-standing gaps in student achievement....
Addressing the country 's educational crisis would require unity, determination, and consistency, President Marcos said. The President, who personally delivered his speech for the first time in a week, received the final report detailing the three-year findings on the current state of...
Senator Loren Legarda pressed for an urgent and sustained education reform to confront the country’s education crisis. Legarda made the call as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) formally submitted its Final Report, Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reform...
Following the launch of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Final Report, “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms (2026–2035),” the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 27, committed to lead the next decade of education reform. DepEd Secretary Sonny...
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately end what it described as “mass promotion” practices, warning that the policy has contributed to steep declines in learner proficiency across key grade levels. In its...
Just months after its nationwide rollout, the government’s Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program is already delivering promising results with several public schools across the country posting 30 to 40 percent increases in student reading proficiency and grade-level readiness,...
Expanding the education voucher program strategically could significantly reduce overcrowding in public schools operating on double and triple shifts, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). During a joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education on...
Early evidence from the pilot implementation of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) MATATAG K-to-10 Curriculum shows promising learning gains among Grade 2 students reinforcing the importance of decongesting the curriculum and prioritizing mastery of foundational skills. In a statement issued...
A group on Monday, January 19, called on the national government to urgently double the education budget, unburden teachers of excessive administrative work, and overhaul the national curriculum to address what it described as a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools. The Alliance of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, January 19, acknowledged a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools and said it is accelerating early-grade reforms after data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) showed that student proficiency drops to near zero by...
