Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN)
This suggestion came after the World Bank apologized to the Philippines for the “inadvertent release” of its education report that said the country’s education system is lagging. It did not, however, said the report was inaccurate or false.
“Dapat magdeklara na tayo krisis sa edukasyon para pagtuunan ng malaking pansin (We should declare an education crisis so we can focus on improving it),” Robredo said during her weekly radio show.
The vice president cited the Department of Education’s (DepEd) own data based on the National Achievement Test (NAT) score of those in Grade 10 level.
10% proficient in Araling Panlipunan
In terms of the overall situation, an alarming 1.1 million students did not go to school this year and 1,179 private schools have closed in 2020.
Moreover, three out of four public schools do not have internet access amid the demands of the blended or distance learning approach.
In a separate infographic, the number of students who enrolled in the academic year 2020-2021 are:
66 million for basic education
63 million higher education
Only 753,000 for Technical and Vocational Education and Training or TVET for the year 2020
These figures were presented in a webinar titled “State of Education Press Conference” the PBEd hosted on the same day.
World Bank apologizes, regrets publishing PH education report without DepEd inputs
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 9) The World Bank has issued an apology to the Philippine government over its report which said the country’s education system is lagging behind.
In a statement, the World Bank said it deeply regrets the early publication of its controversial report entitled Improving Student Learning Outcomes and Well-Being in the Philippines: What Are International Assessments Telling Us? (Vol.2): Synthesis Report Presentation” without giving the Department of Education a chance to provide its inputs.
“This was an oversight on our part, and we conveyed our personal apologies in our communication with the government,” the agency added.
World Bank deleted its recent education report showing the Philippines’ struggling education system, citing its failure to communicate with the government.
It was referring to the report titled “Improving Student Learning Outcomes and Well-Being in the Philippines: What Are International Assessments Telling Us? (Vol. 2): Synthesis Report Presentation” that was released on June 28.
It can no longer be accessed on World Bank’s official website, as of writing.
The screenshot shows World Bank’s website where the education report could no longer be accessed. (Screenshot by Interaksyon)
Department of Education for the “oversight.”
“We deeply regret that the report on education was inadvertently published earlier than scheduled and before the Department of Education had enough chance to provide inputs,” it said.
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