DepEd: 46% of schools are prepared for in-person classes five days a week
When the new academic year begins next week, less than half of the country's schools, both public and private, will be able to fully conduct in-person classes. This updated assessment of school readiness was provided by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Friday, three days before the start of the new academic year on Monday, August 22. XEM THÊM : Tất tần tật về tải game bài đổi thưởng tặng vốn khủng nhất According to Education Undersecretary Michael Poa, a DepEd spokesperson, at least 24,175 schools can hold in-person classes during a five-day school week, accounting for 46 percent of the 54,900 campuses nationwide. Meanwhile, 51.8 percent of schools, or 29,721 schools, will continue to use the so-called blended modality, with in-person classes at least three days a week and the rest conducted online or through learning modules. ‘Misgivings’ The remaining 1,004 schools, which Poa estimated accounted for only 1.29 percent, would conti