Reforms in place for new school year

THE school year starts today, June 8, with major reforms in place for both learners and teachers. The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Sunday that the “package of reforms and support measures” for this school year will benefit over 26 million learners, “strengthen the delivery of education across over 45,000 public schools,” and provide greater support to almost 900,000 teachers. “We will further ensure that children’s learning is better and that our te