Let teachers teach? EDCOM II and the systemic roots of the education crisis
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) recently released its final report, framing the Philippines’ education crisis as stemming from issues with teacher quality—specifically, weak training, low competencies, and poor performance on licensure examinations. This diagnosis and the proposed solutions—stricter standards, tougher licensure, expanded professional development, and tighter performance metrics—are familiar, according to the … Read more