Program on Secondary Education Pushed

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Byline: TONY PE. RIMANDO

PASIG CITY The Department of Education (DepEd) here, through its bureau of education (BSE) is currently undertaking a series of orientation-workshop for the implementation next school year of its Project EASE (Effective and Affordable Secondary Education).

The innovative project seeks to help rural school children who dropped out of high school due to, among other things, poverty, household jobs and farm work, to complete their secondary education through learning modules.

Education Secretary Edilberto de Jesus said the orientation-workshop, which focuses on "Curriculum Intervention" for Potential School-Leavers, seek to:

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