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Jul 11, 20080

Study: high school drop-outs not OFW children

Luis Carlo S. Liberato
INQUIRER.net

MANILA–DISTANCE not only makes the heart grow fonder; it has also kept most children of women overseas Filipino workers from dropping out of school.

Thus cites economist Alvin Ang of the University of Santo Tomas … Read the rest

Jun 28, 20080

Lapus claims basic education shows improvement from focused drive

James Konstantin Galvez
Manila Times

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus on Friday claimed there is an improvement in basic education in the country, citing the results of the 2008 National Achievement Test (NAT) as “very encouraging.”

In a statement, Lapus said … Read the rest

Jun 7, 20080

P1-B educational loans now available

Philippine Star

President Arroyo has allocated P1 billion from the value-added tax on oil and electricity for interest-free loans and scholarships for poor college students.

“We are doing this because everyone in this nation, public and private, has an obligation … Read the rest

Jun 7, 20080

18.8 M students troop to school next week

Perseus Echeminada
Philippine Star

The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting some 18.81 million pre-school, elementary and high school students to troop to public schools when classes start next week.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus told reporters during the weekly Balitaan … Read the rest

May 16, 20080

Pinoys say their English proficiency getting better

Michael Punongbayan
Philippine Star

Filipinos believe they are now understanding, reading, writing, speaking and thinking English better than they did two years ago, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed yesterday.

Latest study results show Filipinos posting an 11-percent … Read the rest

May 14, 20080

House probe on excessive school fees pushed

Charlie Lagasca
Philippine Star

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – Rep. Carlos Padilla (NP) of this province’s lone congressional district renewed his call for a probe into reports of irregular and questionable collection of fees from students in public secondary schools throughout … Read the rest

May 11, 20080

CHED orders addition of 2 new nursing subjects

Rainier Allan Ronda
Philippine Star

In a bid to ensure the quality of future nurses, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has ordered the addition of two new subjects in the nursing curriculum that will focus on teaching freshmen nursing … Read the rest

May 10, 20080

DOLE goes online to give career guide for HS graduates

Mayen Jaymalin
Philippine Star

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now offering a free online career guide for high school graduates and other young jobseekers nationwide.

Labor Undersecretary Romeo Lagman said the new program is part of DOLE’s … Read the rest

May 10, 20080

116 private elementary, high schools raise tuition

Rainier Allan Ronda
Philippine Star

Up to 166 of the 3,751 private preparatory, elementary and high schools in Metro Manila have informed the Department of Education (DepEd) of their respective tuition increases for school year 2008-09.

DepEd-National Capital Region records … Read the rest

May 9, 20080

50 schools to raise tuition

Gigi Muñoz David
Manila Standard

Of 143 private schools seeking to increase tuition last school year, around 50 are upgrading fees according to the Department of Education-National Capital Region this year.

In school year 2006-2007, the hike hovered between 5 … Read the rest

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