Improving education quality requires strong LGU support — DepEd

Improving the quality of education in the country hinges on the active involvement of local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized, as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) launched the “Bayang Bumabasa: Mayors for Literacy” challenge — an initiative that mobilizes mayors to champion foundational learning and address the literacy crisis at the community level.

- BY MERLINA HERNANDO-MALIPOT

“Improving the quality of education is a marching order from the President, and we believe LGUs have a critical role to play,” said DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara in a statement issued by EDCOM 2 on June 30.

“If we can scale the kind of commitment and innovation we’ve seen in some of the top-performing LGUs, we can lift learning outcomes across the country,” added Angara, who previously served as an EDCOM 2 Commissioner.

Meanwhile, EDCOM 2 officially launched the Bayang Bumabasa: Mayors for Literacy challenge on June 30, tapping mayors to boost foundational learning.

The initiative is a nationwide social media video campaign calling on mayors across the country to take the lead in improving foundational literacy in their localities, according to EDCOM 2.

Coinciding with the first day in office of new and returning mayors, the campaign urges local leaders to make literacy a top priority in their education agenda.