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Leah Amor Cortez
Leah Amor Cortez
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General education needs reform, but not its own dismantling
by Leah Amor Cortez - 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.
When classroom observation becomes a policy problem
by Leah Amor Cortez - January 10, 2026 - 2:27pm
Classroom observation was designed to support teachers’ professional growth.
Why DepEd’s literacy crisis can’t be solved by a bigger budget
by Leah Amor Cortez - 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.
Reinforcing path to a science nation: A look at recent DOST scholarship trends
by Leah Amor Cortez - November 9, 2025 - 6:14pm
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) recent call for more science professionals in the Philippines sounds urgent, even visionary.
How a teacher promotion policy became a breeding ground for diploma mills
by Leah Amor Cortez - 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 Leah Amor Cortez - 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 Leah Amor Cortez - 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...
When educators stay silent, corruption wins
by Leah Amor Cortez - September 20, 2025 - 3:48pm
Each time floodwaters rise in our cities, so does public outrage.
Blind leading the blind: When professors don’t publish but students must
by Leah Amor Cortez - 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...
Why school infra demands the same scrutiny as flood control
by Leah Amor Cortez - September 6, 2025 - 2:57pm
The exposure of corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways’ flood control projects has once again revealed the depth of rot in the country’s infrastructure system.
Rethinking CHED’s International Affairs Service amid bureaucracy
by Leah Amor Cortez - August 24, 2025 - 5:15pm
The Commission on Higher Education has consistently declared that internationalization is central to raising the quality and competitiveness of Philippine higher education.
Silence is not neutral: The civic responsibility of state universities, colleges
by Leah Amor Cortez - August 9, 2025 - 4:45pm
In the Philippine higher education landscape, state universities and colleges are often touted as the backbone of accessible, democratic and transformative education.
Form without force: The limits of cabinet cluster for education
by Leah Amor Cortez - June 14, 2025 - 4:24pm
The Senate’s adoption of Concurrent Resolution No. 21 urging the creation of a Cabinet Cluster for Education has been met with applause from advocates of reform, who frame it as a long-overdue response to the...
Why scrapping senior high is educational malpractice
by Leah Amor Cortez - June 10, 2025 - 4:21pm
Senate Bill No. 3001, filed by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, seeks to revert the Philippine education system to the old 10-year cycle, effectively abolishing Grades 11 and 12 under the K to 12 program.
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