With the issue of access to education largely resolved, the government will now “pivot” its focus on quality, Education Secretary Leonor Briones told The Manila Times in an exclusive interview last week. ComplementaryIt was also encouraging to hear that Secretary Briones believes in complementarity between the government and the private education sector. And on a side note, the private sector accounts for 87.2 percent of total education spending for higher education. In executing its pivot from access to quality education, we hope that the Department of Education, Congress and other government bodies, including the Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, will work with all stakeholders in education in formulating policies and executing effective strategies in education. In other words, ensuring quality education means more than the next round of PISA results.

Source: Manila Times January 18, 2020 18:56 UTC