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....
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...
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...
At Grade 3, nearly one in three Filipino children can read, count, and solve problems at a level deemed “proficient” but by the time that same cohort reaches the end of high school, that number has all but vanished. In a statement issued Friday, January 16, the Second Congressional Commission...
While many Philippine universities have adopted affirmative action policies, implementation remains uneven, leaving significant gaps in student support programs, according to a new survey by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). In a statement issued Tuesday, January 13, EDCOM...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, December 3, expressed strong opposition to proposals introducing a voucher system under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, warning that the measure could weaken state universities and colleges (SUCs) instead of improving access for poor...
A staggering number of Filipino students in Grades 1 to 3 are struggling to read, with only 15 percent reaching grade-level proficiency, highlighting the urgent need for rapid measures—such as more reading materials, teacher capacity building, and parental engagement—to address the growing...
