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Allen Espinosa
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Beyond compliance: Rethinking the rubric for Teacher Education Centers of Excellence
by Allen Espinosa - May 30, 2026 - 5:51pm
The proposed rubric for assessing Teacher Education Centers of Excellence represents an important shift in how excellence is imagined in Philippine teacher education.
General education needs reform, but not its own dismantling
by Allen Espinosa - May 8, 2026 - 11:59am
If General Education is compressed into a small set of competency-driven courses, students may move more quickly into professional programs. But education is not a conveyor belt.
The three-term calendar reform: When policy logic outruns system readiness
by Allen Espinosa - April 25, 2026 - 1:16pm
The proposal to shift Philippine basic education to a three-term school calendar beginning School Year 2026–2027 is anchored on a set of policy assumptions that have yet to be tested against ground-level ...
When universities speak only one language
by Allen Espinosa - April 18, 2026 - 3:23pm
We have lost count of how many times we have heard this from students: “Ma’am, I understand it—but I can’t explain it well in English.”
Beyond prestige: Rethinking the role of the National Research Council of the Philippines
by Allen Espinosa - March 14, 2026 - 5:19pm
The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) occupies a unique and consequential place in the country’s research ecosystem, shaping not only who is recognized as a scholar but whose knowledge counts...
Ending mass promotion without ending inequality
by Allen Espinosa - February 7, 2026 - 1:23pm
Calls to end mass promotion are resurfacing with renewed urgency, framed as a decisive response to the country’s learning crisis.
When classroom observation becomes a policy problem
by Allen Espinosa - January 10, 2026 - 2:27pm
Classroom observation was designed to support teachers’ professional growth.
A system built for interference: Why SUC boards of regents need urgent reform
by Allen Espinosa - December 27, 2025 - 4:10pm
State universities and colleges occupy a vital space in Philippine public life.
Why DepEd’s literacy crisis can’t be solved by a bigger budget
by Allen Espinosa - December 6, 2025 - 3:02pm
The Department of Education has recently appealed for additional funding to address the country’s growing problem of functional illiteracy.
The problem isn’t what teachers study; it’s the system that limits their choices
by Allen Espinosa - November 29, 2025 - 5:45pm
The Teacher Education Council’s recent statement, “Graduate School Must Refocus on the Classroom,” presents an important yet incomplete picture of graduate teacher education in the Philippines...
Reining in diploma mills: CHED must enforce its own findings
by Allen Espinosa - November 22, 2025 - 2:40pm
The Second Congressional Commission on Education recently urged the Commission on Higher Education to crack down on diploma mills producing underqualified teachers.
Science without social conscience: The other kind of flood we should fear
by Allen Espinosa - November 15, 2025 - 5:40pm
The Department of Science and Technology’s recent call for more science professionals reflects a familiar refrain in Philippine development discourse.
From rigor to rigidity: How CHED’s policy undermines academic excellence
by Allen Espinosa - November 1, 2025 - 4:01pm
The Commission on Higher Education’s policy on vertical alignment, as stated in CMO No. 15, series of 2019, was designed to ensure that graduate programs are handled by specialists whose degrees match their...
How a teacher promotion policy became a breeding ground for diploma mills
by Allen Espinosa - October 18, 2025 - 4:02pm
When the Expanded Career Progression for Public School Teachers was launched, it was celebrated as a long-awaited reform.
The tyranny of compliance in higher education
by Allen Espinosa - October 12, 2025 - 9:41am
In today’s higher education landscape, the obsession with standards, metrics and targets has become an unquestioned norm.
'Nasaan ang mga researcher?': The cost of neglecting Filipino scientists
by Allen Espinosa - October 4, 2025 - 3:37pm
“Nasaan ang mga researcher?” Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s question at the recent Senate hearing on the higher education budget cuts deep into one of the most urgent, yet persistently...
Stuck on the ladder: Rethinking teacher career progression in DepEd
by Allen Espinosa - September 27, 2025 - 4:10pm
In the Philippines, the Department of Education has long promised teachers a structured career ladder that begins with Teacher I and culminates either in the Master Teacher track for those who wish to deepen their...
When educators stay silent, corruption wins
by Allen Espinosa - September 20, 2025 - 3:48pm
Each time floodwaters rise in our cities, so does public outrage.
Who will teach our children? The cost of neglecting teachers
by Allen Espinosa - September 20, 2025 - 10:31am
Each year, approximately 1,500 Filipino teachers leave for better-paying jobs abroad.
Blind leading the blind: When professors don’t publish but students must
by Allen Espinosa - September 13, 2025 - 4:05pm
The release of CHED Memorandum Order 15 series of 2019, which sets the policies, standards and guidelines for graduate education in the Philippines, was framed as a bold reform to align the country’s higher...
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