DepEd: Reforms to benefit 26M learners, some 900,000 teachers

MANILA, Philippines — As the new school year kicks off on Monday, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing a broad set of reforms and teacher support initiative to improve basic education for over 26 million students, strengthen more than 45,000 public schools, and support nearly 900,000 teachers nationwide. The reforms include the adoption of