Presidential Commission for Education Reform (Pcer 2000)
PCER emerges with nine doable reform proposals After 13 grueling months of extensive review of past education studies and plans, specifically the EDCOM, the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP 1999-2004), Philippines Education Sector Study (1998) and `Education for All' Assessments (EFA 2000), among others; marathon meetings and workshops; and consultations with key persons in the system, the Presidential Commission on Educational Reform (PCER) has identified nine (9) recommendations, seen as ripe for reform. The reform proposals were formulated based on the clustered priority areas of concern as specified in Executive Order 46 dated 07 December 1998, later on conflated into six (6), as follows: financing; governance; information technology, science, math and other technologies; medium of instruction; quality assurance; and teacher development and welfare.
In no particular order of priority or chronology of presentation, following are the nine (9) reform proposals which are deemed as doable, implementable and budget-feasible: • Establishment of the National Coordinating Council for Education (NCCE)
The trifocalization of the education sector into DECS, CHED, and TESDA in 1992 has allowed the departments concerned to focus more sharply on their respective mandates. Over time, however, a growing need has been felt for greater coordination among departments. A proposal is to create the National Coordinating Council of Education (NCCE). The time is ripe for such a body to be formed in order to resolve trans-subsectoral concerns e.g. as an assessment mechanism and articulation between levels, and a more harmonized approach to total education planning and resource allocation. Lately, the three bodies mentioned have been meeting informally to address concerns that have surfaced, e.g., "possibilities of overlapping, duplicating, disjointed plans and policies, priorities and concerns, as the case may be." A draft of the relevant
In no particular order of priority or chronology of presentation, following are the nine (9) reform proposals which are deemed as doable, implementable and budget-feasible: • Establishment of the National Coordinating Council for Education (NCCE)
The trifocalization of the education sector into DECS, CHED, and TESDA in 1992 has allowed the departments concerned to focus more sharply on their respective mandates. Over time, however, a growing need has been felt for greater coordination among departments. A proposal is to create the National Coordinating Council of Education (NCCE). The time is ripe for such a body to be formed in order to resolve trans-subsectoral concerns e.g. as an assessment mechanism and articulation between levels, and a more harmonized approach to total education planning and resource allocation. Lately, the three bodies mentioned have been meeting informally to address concerns that have surfaced, e.g., "possibilities of overlapping, duplicating, disjointed plans and policies, priorities and concerns, as the case may be." A draft of the relevant