Education

David Gewirtz continues his Productivity Hacking series with a look into what it takes to keep up in our changing world. The good news is it’s doable. You just have to be willing to learn. All the time, forever. by David Gewirtz, May 25, 2017 I recently received a note from a journalist colleague I…

By Gerardo P. Sicat (The Philippine Star), May 10, 2017 For some time now, a controversy on the content of education in the University of the Philippines has been raging. It is, in a way, the battle of the ages on the nature of education. The professional schools want to cut the amount of time…

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL By: Jocelyn R. Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 01, 2017 Grade 10 graduates from private schools will get a chance at availing the senior high school (SHS) voucher for the new school year. The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that it was reopening the application for the SHS voucher program from May…

by Rutger Bregman, Apr 12, 2017 A great deal has been written in recent years about the perils of automation. With predicted mass unemployment, declining wages, and increasing inequality, clearly we should all be afraid.

by Tom Goodwin, Apr 4, 2017 Life is becoming increasingly less predictable. From the political volatility of Donald Trump and Brexit to the vast societal changes of globalisation, drastic, seismic change is in the air.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Feb. 8, 2017 Paying for the tuition of students in state universities and colleges (SUCs) will benefit mostly rich students, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

By: Jocelyn R. Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan. 18, 2017 The P8.3-billion budget for a tuition-free schooling in state universities and colleges (SUCs) this year will be enjoyed mostly by moneyed and “nonpoor” students as only 8 percent of the poor are enrolled in college, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).

By BusinessMirror, Dec 24, 2016 FUNDING for free education to all public-school students from grade school to college has been approved in the P3.35-trillion 2017 national budget. But assuring continued annual allocations for scholars in State-run universities and colleges, also known as SUCs, is still a work in progress.

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By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), July 7, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has set conditions for the implementation of the K-12 work immersion program.

Edukasyon.ph aims to guide students through the biggest educational shift in a generation and prepare them for the new economy Chris Schnabel @mickschnabel, June 13, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/business/features/136215-edukasyon-ph-k12-labor-mismatch?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral

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Associations of private schools are urging presidential candidates to increase the subsidy given by the government to privately owned higher education institutions (HEIs).

10/02/2016 – Most countries have made little progress helping their weakest students improve their performance in reading, mathematics and science over the past decade. This means too many young people are still leaving school without the basic skills needed in today’s society and workplace, hurting their futures and long-term economic growth, according to a new…

To help more young Filipinos obtain a college degree, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) should improve student loans, according to a study released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

Last Jan. 13, the Department of Education (DepEd) issued a clarification on the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. Among the important instructions in DepEd Order No. 1, series of 2016, is yet another reminder to students, parents, and (yes!) DepEd officials that the program “will empower students with the choice to pursue their desired…

Are Grade 10 private school completers who do not receive any kind of financial support from the government entitled to vouchers? The short answer is: it depends. Here is a really long answer:

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Last week, I gave the hypothetical example of Maria, a Grade 10 student now in a public high school who wants to pursue an engineering degree in college. Which Senior High School (SHS) may she go to in June of this year?

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MANILA, Philippines – After years of delay, the multibillion-peso international research project of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is now in full swing.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) is firm on implementing the flagship education reform program of the Aquino administration despite numerous petitions filed before the Supreme Court (SC) to stop it.

The rising cost of tuition fees in some countries has led many to question if a university education is worth the investment. Despite those increased costs, along with the student debt that often accompanies them, not obtaining some level of higher education can in fact be quite costly for millennials. Data from a Pew Research…

All public junior high school students who have completed Grade 10 are qualified voucher recipients and shall receive the full voucher value. Grade 10 Education Service Contracting (ESC) grantees from participating schools are also qualified voucher recipients and will be given 80% of the voucher value.

MANILA – A student of Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila got a perfect score in the 2015 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC). Grade 8 student Andres Rico Gonzales, 13, is one of the 42 students worldwide who got perfect scores among the 300,000 participants from 40 countries in this year’s AMC.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has defended a special provision in the proposed 2016 national budget allowing state universities and colleges (SUCs) to tap students for voluntary construction work.

MANILA, Philippines – The Iskolar ng Bayan scholarship program is getting P382.2 million in funding next year, Pasig Rep. Roman Romulo, who chairs the House committee on higher education, said Monday.

Originally posted on 29 June 2015 In accordance with the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum (CMO) No. 23, s. 2009, on the Guidelines for Student Internship Program in the Philippines (SIPP) For All Programs with Practicum Subject, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines for all interested students who wish to apply for its…

If your preschools or elementary schools have no desktop computer you must be wondering whether you are shortchanging your children’s education and their future. NOT AT ALL – for the six- to 12-year olds’ intelligence, emotions and physical capacity are mobilized dynamically by Mother Nature to make them independent and responsible.