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MANILA, Philippines — Having no classes in April and May would be more productive for education, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said as it expressed concern about the impact of onsite class suspensions on effective teaching and learning.
THE Department of Education (DepEd) said that it would implement distance learning in all public schools across the country beginning April 15 due to the extremely hot weather brought by the El Niño phenomenon.
MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Thursday called on the House of Representatives to reallocate the budget earmarked for the proposed Charter change plebiscite toward constructing more classrooms amid the learning crisis.
MANILA, Philippines — A teachers’ group has called on the government to prioritize increasing teachers’ wages and building new classrooms instead of allowing foreign ownership of schools through amendments to the Charter.
MANILA, Philippines — Two teacher groups have urged the Department of Education to stop the implementation of Catch Up Fridays as more students have reportedly been skipping school on Fridays due to a lack of engagement with the program, especially in schools with limited reading materials.
MANILA, Philippines — A Department of Education director confirmed on Monday that starting next school year, schools will be having an earlier class opening as part of the department's gradual revert to the old academic calendar.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has agreed with school officials, teachers, students and parents to start classes for the coming school year (SY) 2024-2025 on July 29 as part of the gradual return to the old June-March academic calendar that would fully take hold three school years from now.
MANILA, Philippines — Delays in the retrieval of poll paraphernalia and lack of transportation forced several teachers to work overtime on the day of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, with some kept waiting in their precincts hours after midnight, teacher groups said on Tuesday.