TOO MANY CHILDREN NOT ENROLLED THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS A MAJOR CONCERN

Analysis   November 20, 2020                                                                                                                                                                    Days after posting a blog raising questions about this year’s basic education enrolment figures, Undersecretary of Education, Diosdado ‘Dads’ San Antonio shared with me enrolment data of the Department of Education Planning Service as of November 6, 2020. First the big picture:  A total of 25.04 million learners are recorded to

SCHOOL OPENING 2020: WHERE HAVE THE STUDENTS GONE?

Analysis by Juan Miguel Luz November 5, 2020 In the first month of the new school year (2020-2021), the enrolment numbers in basic education raise a number of serious questions.  There is a sharp drop in private school enrolment.  As of September 7, private school enrolment was at 46.67% of the previous year.  Around 400,000+