With P207-billion budget, DepEd moves to tackle education woes By INA HERNANDO MALIPOT January 1, 2011

With P207-billion budget, DepEd moves to tackle education woes

By INA HERNANDO MALIPOT

January 1, 2011, 5:27pm

MANILA, Philippines — With the approval of the 2011 national budget, the Department of Education (DepEd) plans to prioritize the perennial problems that the public school system faces especially during the opening of classes, particularly the shortages in teachers, classrooms, textbooks, school seats, and water and sanitation facilities.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the DepEd will be hiring some 50,000 new teachers to cut to half the total number of available teaching position of some 100,000..... MORE

Source:  Manila Bulletin

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