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As the COVID-19 pandemic deprived children of in-person schooling and forced them to learn remotely, a new report by the World Bank showed that "learning poverty" in the Philippines has reached 90% in 2021.Learning poverty is defined as the percentage of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple story.
"Amidst the public health situation, we carried on to roll out our reforms in the curriculum, the learning environment, and the teacher professional development through our Sulong EduKalidad campaign. We are also preparing for our participation in the upcoming international assessments to closely evaluate our efforts," DepEd said in a statement.
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For this school year, the roll-out of the new student-centered curriculum to grade 4 in 2021/2022 brings some hope that a learning-driven approach (as opposed to exams and marks driven) will have a positive impact on children’s quality of schooling.