1987 Constitution
•
The
State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education
at all levels and shall take opportunities steps to make such education
accessible to all.
•
The
State shall enhance the right of teachers to professional advancement
•
The
State shall establish, maintain and support complete adequate and integrated
system of education relevant to the needs of the people
RA 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994)
•
The
State shall ensure and protect academic freedom
•
CHED
is tasked by the state to identify ‗centers of excellence‖ in program areas
needed for the development of world class scholarship, nation building and
development.
RA 9155 (Government of Basic Education
Act of 2001)
• An act instituting a
framework of governance for basic education, establishing authority and accountability,
renaming the Department of Education Culture and Sports as the Department of
Education
RA 7796 TESDA Act of 1994
• EO 356 (Renaming the
Bureau of Non Formal Education to Bureau of Alternative Learning System)
• Learning System)
• One of the functions
of the Bureau of Alternative Learning System is to address the learning needs
of the marginalized group of the population including the deprived, depressed
and underserved citizen
Batas Pambansa 232 (Education Act of
1982)
• Students have the
right receive primarily through competent instruction, relevant quality
education in line with national goals and conductive to their full development
as person with the human dignity
• Teachers shall be
deemed persons in authority when in the discharge of lawful duties and
responsibilities and shall therefore be accorded with due respect and
protection.
The UNESCO (United Nations Scientific
and Cultural Organization)
• Learning to know
• Learning to do
• Learning to live
together
• Learning to be
EFA (Education for All 2015)
• Institutionalize
early childhood care and development
• Provide universal
quality primary education
• Eradicate illiteracy
• Launch continuing
education programs for adults and out-of-school youth
UN Millennium Development Goals 2015
(MGDs)
– Reducing
by half the number of people, who live in extreme poverty
– Reducing
death in mothers and children below five
– Making
primary education accessible to all
– Reducing
gender disparities
– Providing
access to reproductive health services
– Pursuing
national strategies for sustainable development
– Reserving
environment resources losses
– Developing
a global partnership for development
Child Friendly School System (CFSS)
– Initiated
by the Philippine Government and UNICEF
– Characteristics
of CFSS
- Gender
sensitive and not discriminating
- Child
centered
- Promotes
good health
- Has
the best interest of children in mind
- Works
closely with children‘s families
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
(RA 4680)
–
Stability
of employment
–
Teachers
shall enjoy academic freedom, particularly with regard to teaching and
classroom, methods.
–
Teachers
salary at the very least will keep pace with the rise in the cost of living by
payment of cost of living index
–
Compulsory
medical examination foe free
Presidential Decree 1006 (Decree
Professionalizing Teaching)
–
Enacted
during the time of President Marcos
–
Teachers
will undergo professional test jointly given by Civil Service Commission and
Department of Education and Culture
–
RA7836
( Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994)
–
RA
9293 ( An Act Amending some sections of and Development Program (RA7836)
–
Code
of Ethics for Professional Teachers