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ISSUES IN
EDUCATION
(PHILIPPINE CONTEXT)
A topic presented
in the course Educ
303 (Economic
Foundation of
Education)
Prof. James L. Paglinawan
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Quality of Education
•Decline in the quality of Philippine education at
the elementary and secondary levels.
Reality Check:
Results of NAT among elementary and high
school students and NCAE were way below the
target mean score.
2004 High School Readiness Test: 0.64% scored
75% or better or 8,000 students out of 1.2
million examinees passed.
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Socioeconomically disadvantaged students have
higher drop out rates in elementary level.
Most of the freshmen students at the tertiary
level come from relatively well-off families.
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Reality Check:
Philippines still has one of the lowest budget
allocations to education among
the ASEAN countries.
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Burgonio, T. Congress adds P4B to budget of DepEd. Philippine Daily Inquirer. June
5, 2006, p. 1.
Del Mundo, F. State of RP Education. 2nd of a series. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p.
A22.
Cheryl M. Arcibal . Updated May 25, 2012. http://www.philstar.com/school-special
Osorio, E. When our teachers say goodbye. Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 4, 2006,
p. 28.
Philippine Daily Inquirer. Editorial. Same old problems. June 6, 2006.
Robles, J. Ground zero. Standard Today. Une 5, 2006, p. 6.
Secretary Lapus outlines the state of Philippine Education. educnews. December
2006, p. 1.
Prof. John N. Ponsaran. Notes About the Problems and Issues in the Philippine
Educational System: A Critical Discourse.
Tubeza, P. Challenge to big business: Put more cash in school plans. Philippine Daily
Inquirer. July 30, 2006, p. 7.
Tubeza, P. Gov’t needs P120B a year to save public school system. Philippine Daily
Inquirer, p. 11.
James L. Paglinawan
Issues in Philippine Education
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