New data show that many Filipino children struggle early in school and fall further behind as they move up the grade levels.

The national goal is for children to be literate by the end of Grade 3, to ensure that they do not fall behind in later stages of schooling. Achieving this would be an uphill battle.

Filipino and English will be used as the primary mode of instruction (MOI) in Kindergarten to Grade 3, according to a recent order issued by the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd order No. 020, s ...

Many Filipino Grade 3 students continue to struggle with basic mathematics, with only one in four able to perform division correctly by the end of the grade level. This was revealed by the Second ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the shift to English and Filipino as the primary tools of instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 learners, in compliance with ...