Duterte threatens to cut UP funding following calls for academic strike

Nov 18, 2020 | Top Stories

TOTO LOZANO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to halt funding for the University of the Philippines (UP) as university students nationwide threatened to go on academic strikes in revolt against the government’s “criminally neglectful” pandemic...

Academic freeze? Palace, CHEd say no

Nov 17, 2020 | Top Stories

Malacañang on Tuesday nixed calls for the implementation of a nationwide academic break due to the disruptions caused by recent typhoons to the education sector, citing flexibility of the modular learning framework.Palace spokesman Harry Roque said there was no need...

For kids in special education, lockdown learning a must

Sep 30, 2020 | Highlight

By Winona SadiaPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism Learners with special education needs require face-to-face instruction but are vulnerable to the coronavirus disease. Parents and teachers have no choice but to make distance learning work. Elena Elpedez...

Will distance learning work? Parents, teachers not so sure

Sep 30, 2020 | Top Stories

By Winona SadiaPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism Lack of gadgets, internet connections and training pose major problems for the Department of Education when school opens on Oct. 5.Is an ‘academic freeze’ warranted? A building in Buso-Buso Elementary...

‘Academic freeze’ a ‘short-sighted’ solution, DepEd says

Sep 9, 2020 | Nation

The Department of Education on Wednesday dismissed calls for an “academic freeze,” saying it offered a “short-sighted” solution. The hashtag #AcademicFreezeNOW has been trending on Twitter the past months.  Students have demanded that the...