Legarda tackles literacy crisis in EDCOM II briefing

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education and co-chairperson of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), faced head-on the urgent challenges in Philippine education during her first EDCOM II briefing last Monday. Citing findings from the second EDCOM II, Legarda emphasized that a significant number of students are falling behind in foundational skills.  “By Grade 3, many of our learners are still unable to read. At every grade level, one in four students is a struggling reader, and this worsens to more than 80 percent in Key Stage […]…

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المصدر: Inquirer (PH)