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The shift raises fears that more extreme weather in the years to come could deepen educational inequalities.

First Covid, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Children at 7,000 public schools were sent home last week due to unusually hot weather. Read more at straitstimes.com.

QUEZON CITY, Philippines: Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of COVID-19 lockdowns and raising fears that

Quezon City: Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of Covid lockdowns and raising fears that more extreme weather in the years to come could deepen educational inequalities.

Governments across region grappling for response as temperatures soar to unseasonable highs

Sam Verzosa says education is in crisis as children study for hours but underperform in tests

Sam Verzosa, a Philippine senator, proposes banning weekend schoolwork, citing children are overworked and need relaxation.

The House of Representatives basic education panel greenlighted a bill aiming to protect teachers from blanket charges of child abuse by qualifying what actions fall under the exercise of their “discipline authority” inside the classroom.

A group alleged that the “negligence” of the Department of Education (DepEd) has been causing a delay in the release of benefits for teachers.