DAY 2 - Legal Foundation

mga RA's and shts

Article 14

Article focusing on EDUCATION in the 1987 Constitution

Free Education

Accessible to all

Complete, Adequate, and Integrated

System of Education (our education must have the following)

Complete

have all levels (pre-school, elementary, secondary, higher education)

Adequate

Is it enough? (competencies, etc.)

Elementary and high school

a system of FREE public education

Elementary education

This level is compulsory/mandatory

Both public and private schools

Scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, etc. available to deserving students in:

Non-formal

means modular and outside school

Informal

means education anytime & anywhere

Formal

education under DepEd (i think CHED pod)

ALS

Example of non-formal or informal school

TESDA

Training in civics, vocational, efficiency, and other skills.

Alternative Learning System

meaning of ALS

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

meaning of TESDA

1. written consent

2. within regular class hours

3. without additional cost

Three conditions to teach religion in school

Higher Education

Academic Freedom shall be enjoyed by them

Ministry of Education Culture and Sports (MECS)

The Education Act of 1982 created this during Marcos Sr. in 1982

Department of Education Culture and Sports (DECS)

MECS was change during Dori Aquino’s time in 1987.

Department of Education Culture and Sports (DECS)

What remained unchanged until 1994 when CHED and TESDA were established?

Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

This was established in 1994 together with TESDA.

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

This was establish in 1994 together with CHED.

CHED, TESDA and DepEd

Trifocalized Education

RA 7722

CHED

Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degree courses.

RA 7796

TESDA

Vocational and Technical Education

RA 9155

DepEd (from MECS)

Basic Education

School

HEART of the formal educational process.

School Head

Instructional leader and administrative manager.

Decentralization

Shared Governance

RA 11510

Alternative Learning System Act of 2020 (ALS)

under basic education

Mobile Teachers

ALS teachers

Accreditation and Equivalency Program (A&E Program)

Through this program in ALS dropouts are able to COMPLETE elementary and secondary education outside the formal school system (in months, w/ direct to the point topics)

RA 10533

Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (K-12)

turning point in 2016

13 yrs in basic Education

RA 10157

Kindergarten Education Act of 2012

all children to avail of accessible MANDATORY and COMPULSORY kindergarten education

part of the basic education

MTB-MLE is adopted (until grade 3)

5 yrs old

Age required in kindergarten as a pre-requisite for Grade 1

S.Y. 2011-2012

When was RA10157 (Kindergarten Education Act) implemented together with the use of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MBT-MLE) (until grade 3)?

RA 12027

The discontinue of MBT-MLE in 2024.