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Consultations now open for top education issues
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Read more → : Consultations now open for top education issuesThe Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) opened its first round of consultations for two of its 28 Priority Areas today. In its website, the Commission published two “Green Papers” that aim to stimulate discussion on priority areas under consideration. The Green Papers are accompanied by survey forms that are open to responses from…
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Allowing foreign ownership is only a first step in promoting internationalization in education – EDCOM 2 Executive Director
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Read more → : Allowing foreign ownership is only a first step in promoting internationalization in education – EDCOM 2 Executive DirectorThe Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) underlined that amending the 1987 Constitution to allow foreign ownership of higher education institutions (HEIs) is only the first step to promote internationalization in the Philippine education system. In a hearing of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes (Subcommittee on Senate Resolution of Both…
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DepEd should ensure removal of teacher admin tasks in 60 days – EDCOM 2
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Read more → : DepEd should ensure removal of teacher admin tasks in 60 days – EDCOM 2The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) urged the Department of Education to ensure the full implementation of its policy removing the administrative tasks of public school teachers, in a hearing held at UP BGC on February 8, 2024. The meeting focused on DepEd’s plans for the implementation of DepEd Order No. 2, series…
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EDCOM 2, DLSU Fellows commended for education reform initiatives
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Read more → : EDCOM 2, DLSU Fellows commended for education reform initiativesThe Senate of the Philippines commended the De La Salle University and its research fellows who have distinguished themselves in policy research in the field of education reform, in a resolution adopted Tuesday January 23 2024. In support of the mandate of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), the De La Salle University…
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EDCOM 2 marks anniversary with release of Year One Report
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Read more → : EDCOM 2 marks anniversary with release of Year One ReportThe Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) released its Year One Report as it marks its First Year yesterday, January 23, 2024, following its official convening last year as mandated by Republic Act 11899. “We learned many lessons since the EDCOM 2 started to fulfill its mandate of conducting its national assessment on the…
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EDCOM 2 releases year one Report, highlights system failure in education sector
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Read more → : EDCOM 2 releases year one Report, highlights system failure in education sectorThe Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) released findings during its first year of operation on January 23, 2024. In its Year One Report entitled “Miseducation: The Failed System of Philippine Education”, the Commission highlighted its findings in twelve out of its twenty-eight Priority Areas, following its first year of work. This is in…
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EDCOM 2 committee members reveal need to decentralize, use PISA results to reform educ system
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Read more → : EDCOM 2 committee members reveal need to decentralize, use PISA results to reform educ system“The Department of Education (DepEd) itself is so huge, so centralized that we cannot really carry out reforms, the way DepEd is structured. That is why we are really pushing in the EDCOM to decentralize [DepEd]”. This is what Fr. Bienvenido “Ben” Nebres, a member of the Second Congressional Commission’s (EDCOM 2) Advisory Council, emphasized…