Filipino students 4 to 5 years behind expected literacy standards
The Second Congressional Commission on Education says its findings suggest that the learning crisis has persisted 'for much longer than we have noticed' — January 27, 2025
rappler.com‘Are you not panicking?’ Over half of public schools don’t have principalsNearly 25,000 public schools in the Philippines have been operating without principals — and the Department of Education has no formalized succession plan for future leaders— January 28, 2025
rappler.com4 in 10 Filipino college students dropping out despite free tuition lawThe national higher education dropout rate is 39%, but for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, it is at a staggering 93.4%— January 29, 2025
rappler.comPhilippines' 'best' students left behind due to lack of gov't supportEDCOM 2 notes that around half of the students qualified for admission to the Philippine Science High School were 'turned away' due to limited slots, based on data from three straight school years— January 30, 2025
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