Category Archive: Deped Sec. Amin Luistro

A More Compelling Option: Invest in Data-Driven Planning/Preparation and Technology, NOT in K+12

Schools Make Double-Digit Gains in Math and Writing on State Tests… Students with Disabilities Achieve a 31% Gain in Literacy and a 30% Gain in Math in One Year   What we’ve been saying all along is for DepEd and Pres. Aquino to pause and consider other options, especially those based on research, instead of rushing headlong and …

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DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2012: Is it Constitutional?

There’s a telling question/answer under the F.A.Q. section of the Department of Budget and Management website, to wit: What basis law governs the use of government funds? The following provision of the Philippines Constitution sets the basic rule for the use of government funds: “Art. VI, Sec. 29. No money shall be paid by the …

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Reforms first or K+12 means nothing

R. Nolasco

By Ricardo Ma. Nolasco, Ph.D. Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted date: October 16, 2010 MANILA, Philippines—The results of the 2008 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) are finally out. As expected, there are good tidings as well as bad. Among Filipinos between 10 and 64 years old, the ability to read, write and compute …

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On World Teachers Day, DepEd bares K+12 by 2012

A. Luistro (second from left)

[The complete text of the "DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE ENHANCED K+12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM" (DepEd discussion paper) as announced by Deped Sec. Armin Luistro on 05 October 2010 is available at Philippine Education Research Journal.] CANDICE MONTENEGRO, GMANews.TV Article posted October 05, 2010 – 06:13 PM To implement the program, the Department of Education (DepEd) has …

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