The government of Manila handed on Wednesday 11,000 laptops; 136,950 tablets; 11,000 pocket WiFi; and 286,000 SIM cards to various representatives as preparation for the upcoming school year. The tools will be further distributed to 11,000 teachers and some 296,000…
Photo: Unsplash/Chris Montogomery The Department of Education (DepEd) will be giving psychosocial support to its teachers and students a week before classes are set to open. According to DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, psychologists and counselors from national professional organizations will…
Photo: Facebook/VP Leni Robredo After meeting on August 7 with teachers who expressed being ill-prepared for the new school year, Vice President Leni Robredo wrote to the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday to air the educators’ concerns. Robredo noted…
Photo: Screenshot of video upload from Facebook/Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines Teachers’ group Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to be transparent on the situation and issues of its blended learning dry run. “Tatlong…
Photo: Unsplash/Jeffrey Hamilton Amid the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 pandemic, teachers in the United States have been reported to be writing their own obituaries in preparation for the upcoming school year. 43-year-old teacher Sarah Backstrom from Iowa, for instance, sent…