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Levi Elipane
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Beyond compliance: Rethinking the rubric for Teacher Education Centers of Excellence
by Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 ...
Let small schools help: Expanding capacity with equity and integrity
by Levi Elipane - March 7, 2026 - 2:00pm
EDCOM II has reported that the Philippines faces a classroom backlog running into the hundreds of thousands nationwide.
Academic freedom under quiet siege
by Levi Elipane - February 28, 2026 - 4:44pm
Imagine a regional state university where a faculty committee spends months designing a new interdisciplinary course on environmental governance.
Reclaiming classroom observation as a tool for learning, not fear
by Levi Elipane - February 14, 2026 - 4:30pm
For many teachers today, classroom observation no longer feels like professional support.
When classroom observation becomes a policy problem
by Levi Elipane - January 10, 2026 - 2:27pm
Classroom observation was designed to support teachers’ professional growth.
The high price of 'free education'
by Levi Elipane - January 4, 2026 - 2:29pm
There is perhaps no greater national lie than the promise of “free education.”
A system built for interference: Why SUC boards of regents need urgent reform
by Levi Elipane - December 27, 2025 - 4:10pm
State universities and colleges occupy a vital space in Philippine public life.
Hulidap as a governance pattern: How silent penalty building weakens small schools
by Levi Elipane - December 20, 2025 - 4:36pm
In Tagalog, huli means “to catch” or “to be caught.”
Why scholars shouldn't have to apply for recognition they already earned
by Levi Elipane - December 13, 2025 - 1:51pm
Across many higher education institutions, researchers continue to face an exhausting cycle of paperwork just to receive publication incentives, citation awards, or distinctions such as Outstanding Researcher or...
Why DepEd’s literacy crisis can’t be solved by a bigger budget
by Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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.
From rigor to rigidity: How CHED’s policy undermines academic excellence
by Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - 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 Levi Elipane - September 20, 2025 - 3:48pm
Each time floodwaters rise in our cities, so does public outrage.
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