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022 Hello, Iloilo (1)
It wasn’t meant to be. The plan was for me to accompany the boss, education secretary Jesli Lapus, to a couple of speaking engagements in Iloilo and Guimaras provinces. I prepared the two speeches for these events, which I will show him enroute to Iloilo City. On the way to the airport, however, his assistant…
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021 Financial Wellness for Public School Teachers
There has been much ado about the financial woes of the average Filipino public school teacher. We’ve all heard tales about the dire circumstances a lot of teachers have faced over the years—heavily in debt, with no end in sight. And this has been the case for so many generations of teachers now, even today,…
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020 Equity First, Quality Later
I’ve long argued that the national government, sans a dramatic budget increase, has to prioritize equity over quality in public education (including previous blogs, entitled “Equity v. Quality” 1 and 2). And if my previous presentations fail to convince you, consider this one.
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019 Oh, Henry!
It was a cool Baguio evening. I was with education secretary Butch Abad at the SPED School to meet with local education stakeholders to discuss the Schools First Initiative, our flagship program to promote school based management. Before the start of the event, I saw someone familiar.