• Bare classrooms to welcome learners • Last year of ‘congested’ curriculum On the eve of the school year's opening
On the eve of the school year’s opening today, close to 22.7 million public school students have enrolled, still short of the initial target of the Department of Education’s target of 28.8 million.“We are accepting late enrollees since it is usual that many students enroll on the first day of classes and the days that follow,” said DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa.
The urgency of curriculum reform becomes evident in light of a 2021 World Bank study, which showed that over 90 percent of Filipino students aged 10 struggle to comprehend text appropriate for their age level. A comprehensive review of the senior high school curriculum is also in progress and is slated to be unveiled sometime in 2024.
The department is asking for P10 billion for classroom construction in 2024, but this will cover only about 7,100 classrooms, it said. “We have learned in the pandemic that there are many best practices that were done and we intend to look at these and incorporate them into our system of developing a standard in institutionalized blended learning,” Bringas said.The Alliance of Concerned Teachers, however, said school furniture such as chairs and tables, and reading materials are still in short supply.
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