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Twenty young environmentalists are nearing the finish line to becoming the next generation in charge of protecting and restoring South Africa’s rich natural heritage. The only thing standing in their way is access to 20 laptops.
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THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) announced Friday their partnership for school emergency readiness. The emergency preparedness plan includes promoting mental health awareness, as well as peer support and humanitarian values among students, amid concerns over a worsening El Niño and increasingly severe disasters. The Red Cross Youth will train students in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and disaster risk reduction and management. “By strengthening our partnership with DepEd, we can make schools safer and ensure that teachers and students are better prepared for emergencies and disasters,” PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon said. Education Secretary Sonny Angara said schools should develop students beyond academic achievement, and foster responsibility and a willingness to serve others among them. “We need to have well-rounded students. The culture of preparedness, volunteerism and humanitarianism is something the world needs now,” Angara said.
Department pleads for swift decisions as 300,000 offers go out for grades 1 and 8
An estimated 23,000 schools do not have principals as most applicants fail the qualifying examination, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday during its budget hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.
The number of public schools without principals remains at around 23,000, representing more than half of the country’s 45,298 public schools. While lower than the 25,000 shortage reported last year,…
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