Legarda calls for literacy reforms, lighter teacher loads in basic ed

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda, Co-chair of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), pressed education officials during the Senate Committee on Basic Education hearing on March 3 to confront declining literacy and numeracy rates by strengthening teacher training and redefining functional literacy standards. “What are we doing differently from before, and what

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