Jasper Klint de la Fuente 
This article provides an initial analysis of the financing of Basic Education in the Philippines. The principal trends in Basic Education spending, the structure of spending, and the utilization of …
The Philippine education system includes Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), Basic Education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and Higher Education. The Department of Education (DepEd) is responsible …
The government and the private sector each have their strong suits; each has its weaknesses, too (market imperfections and government failures). Appropriately combined and used, public and private education can …
Starting SY 2012-2013, the Department of Education (DepEd) introduced a Mother Tongue-Based-Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) program to be implemented in all public schools, specifically in Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, and 3, …
For School Year (SY) 2019-2020, the Department of Education (DepEd) set the school year between 3 June 2019 and 3 April 2020, which is 306 calendar days or (with weekends …
Current international best practice research evidence unequivocally shows that teacher quality and perceptive school leadership are vital in raising student achievement. However, there is evidence that teachers and school leaders …
The K to 12 Curriculum in the Philippines has been extensively revised and enhanced since the introduction of the additional years of schooling. One change that has caused difficulties has …
Reading was the main subject assessed in PISA 2018, so it provides a benchmark against measuring the learning attained across Elementary and Junior High School (JHS) levels. The impact of …
The transition between Kindergarten and Grade 1, Grade 6 to Grade 7, and Grade 10 to Senior High School Grades 11 and 12 is a critical assessment aspect at the …
Clear policy guidelines on the national assessment of student learning for the K to12 Basic Education program were issued in 2016. This policy document defines assessment as “the process of measuring learners’ …
Among the PISA-participating countries, the information reported by students reveals that the Philippines has the highest incidence of bullying, with 65% of students reporting that they were bullied at least …
By law, every Filipino has a right to free basic education. However, millions of children, youth, and adults dropped out of school before finalizing basic education or never enrolled. Out-of-School …
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