Posts Tagged by armin

DepEd: No pomp and pageantry, politics in graduation rites

MANILA, Philippines?Low-cost but still special. Graduation rites in public schools nationwide should be spared from ‘pomp and pageantry’ as government continues to push for austerity in all public agencies, Education Secretary Armin Luistro has ordered this week. Read More

DepEd to start universal kindergarten program in 2011

MANILA, Philippines ?The Department of Education will implement a universal public kindergarten program in 2011 to prepare children about to enter primary school, Education Secretary Armin Luisto said Thursday. Read More

DepEd: No homework on weekends just a harmless advice

MANILA, Philippines?Dear teachers, it’s just harmless advice, a reminder, that it is still possible for children to learn outside the classroom. This was Education Secretary Armin Luistro’s answer to criticisms hurled by a teachers’ group that his memorandum banning homework on weekends violated the academic freedom of educators to decide how best to teach their students. Luistro on Thursday… Read More

Most Metro Manila schools now have water?DepEd

MANILA, Philippines?The Department of Education said Saturday the majority of schools in Metro Manila now have adequate water supply as school officials scrambled to maintain sanitation. In a statement, the DepEd said school division superintendents told Education Secretary Armin Luistro that adequate water supply had returned to most schools in the… Read More