President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the review of the problematic K to 12 program, the Malacañang announced, after the Philippines ranked lowest in the global assessment conducted by Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). It can be recalled that a lot of teachers, parents, and lawmakers were dismayed over the …
Read More »Dismayed Over PH’s Lowest Rank, Cebu Gov Pushes for “English Only” Policy in Schools
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia pushes for the implementation of an “English Only” policy in all public schools in the province, saying that she felt dismayed over the Philippines’ lowest ranking in an international assessment involving 79 countries. The Philippines ranks as lowest among all the countries that participated in the …
Read More »Philippines Ranked Lowest in PISA Scores, DepEd Eyes Going Back to English as Medium of Instruction
A lot of teachers, parents, and students have been complaining about the use of ‘Mother Tongue’ as medium of instruction in preschool and the first three years of Grade School. But now that Pinoy students ranked last in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the Education Department finally eyes …
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