Periodical exams not expected under new blended learning method

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Periodical exams and the typical grading system will not be encouraged for the new blended and modular learning that the schools will apply for Academic Year 2020-2021. According to the Department of Education…

‘Chalk allowance’ gets blended with teachers’ new needs

Mariejo S. Ramos 08/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Call it “chalk allowance” no more, since there’s now hardly any need for blackboards. The Department of Education (DepEd) said the so-called chalk allowance given to teachers at the beginning of a school year…

DepEd allows extension of use of public schools for isolation centers in CV

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) has allowed the use of public schools as isolation centers up to August 15, 2020. In Resolution No. 18 released by the Regional Inter-Agency Task…

DepEd needs 172 teachers for TV classes

Jodee A. Agoncillo 07/24/2020

High school teacher Rafael Martinez, 32, saw the pandemic as an opportunity to relive an old passion as a child. While on lockdown, he conducted art lessons and posted this on Facebook to help students and friends…

Face-to-face classes: Children need ‘human interaction’ – DepEd

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 07/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday cited the importance of “human interaction” to children’s overall development following the government’s decision to allow limited face-to-face classes in areas deemed “low-risk” to COVID-19 infection. According to…

Duterte approves limited face-to-face classes in MGCQ areas

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 07/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposal of the education sector to conduct limited face-to-face classes in areas under the most lenient modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). During a meeting with Duterte and other…

Only 27% have enrolled in private schools, says DepEd

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 07/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Barely a month before class opens on August 24, only 27 percent of private school students who enrolled last year have so far registered in private institutions again this year, the Department of Education (DepEd)…

DepEd, DOH mull over in-person classes in low-risk areas

Jodee A. Agoncillo, Julie M. Aurelio, Leila B. Salaverria 07/17/2020

The Department of Education (DepEd) is considering allowing limited in-person classes in parts of the country considered to be low risk for coronavirus infection, according to Secretary Leonor Briones. Briones said on Thursday that the DepEd has…

No one left behind

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 07/14/2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most difficult challenges facing us as a nation is how to resume the education of our children and youth when gathering them in their classrooms remains very…

DepEd not ready for ‘new normal’ classes – solons

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday expressed concern over the supposed lack of readiness of the Department of Education (DepEd) for the new school year in August with an overhauled educational system…

DepEd, CHED asked to ‘initiate academic freeze’ until virus mass testing is conducted

Katrina Hallare 07/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A youth group on Thursday, July 2, 2020, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to introduce an “academic freeze” until mass testing for the coronavirus is carried…

Enrollment turnout dismal

Julie M. Aurelio, Matthew Reysio-Cruz 07/01/2020

As it scrambles to shift to distance learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) is grappling with a dismal turnout of 15.9 million students for K-12 public and private schools heading into Tuesday, supposedly the last day of…

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