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Tag: Philippine Human Development Report

The ‘puzzle’ that is Philippine education: Still in crisis after all these years

Published by Ellen on May 21, 2009

by Jennifer Santiago VERA Files High dropout rates. Low pupil performance. Poor teacher quality. Inappropriate language of learning. Irrelevant textbooks. Excessive centralization. Inadequate financial resources.…