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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.
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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.
Pupils in Northern Ireland score better in most numerical and verbal tests than their counterparts in Britain A new report has found pupils in Northern Ireland score better in most numerical and verbal tests than their counterparts in Britain
A new report has looked at how children s numerical and verbal skills develop
PUPILS in Northern Ireland score better in most numerical and verbal tests than their counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales, according to a new report.
The report by the Education Policy Institute looked at how the skills of children developed over time.
It analysed the test scores of children born in 2000 or 2001 and followed their education until 2015.