
DepEd sets strategies to address ‘learning losses’
Janvic Mateo – The Philippine Star
August 11, 2022 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has reiterated its commitment to address “learning losses” of Filipino students following school closures and the shift to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DepEd spokesman Michael Poa yesterday said the present administration’s plan is anchored on the four pillars of the Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030: access, equity, quality and resiliency.
“What’s included in access is also infrastructure, because how will they (students) get access to education if we do not have enough classrooms and facilities?” he said in Filipino.
Equity, meanwhile, means providing all schools with proper funding regardless of where they are located, said Poa.
To ensure quality of education, he said DepEd will focus on improving learning materials and providing teachers with upskilling, reskilling and training to equip them with 21st century skills.
“Lastly is resilience. These are our responses yearly whenever there are calamities or problems like COVID,” he said.
Launched before the end of the previous administration, BEDP 2030 is DepEd’s lon