MANILA, Philippines Malacaang on Tuesday, January 7,defended its decision to classify more bodies like the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) under the education sector of the 2025 national budget. The government has been criticized for including age
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The Education Department reopened enrollment on Friday in two student loan repayment plans it had sought to replace, allowing borrowers to transfer out of the alternative program it had proposed, which has been frozen by litigation since July. The d
After months of political turmoil, the Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously to fire the chief executive of the city’s public school system on Friday night. The move to oust the executive, Pedro Martinez, represented a show of force for the C
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara. INQUIRER FILES MANILA, Philippines Education Secretary Sonny Angara said student empowerment through transformative learning cannot be done by teachers alone as it requires the resources and united efforts of all st
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