Promise 27: Expand government assistance to private education

education
Posted at 07/25/2010 12:27 AM | Updated as of 07/18/2012 12:16 AM

 

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The Promise
Private education must be a partner in producing quality education in the country. I intend to expand GASTPE (Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education) to a target of 1 million private HS students every year through education service contracting (ESC) while doing away with the wasteful education voucher system (EVS) of this administration.
 
I will expand government assistance to private education. A strong private school system will strengthen our public schools by providing parents an alternative and not adding to the overcrowding.
 
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The Aquino campaign platform: Action plans on Job Education
 

 

 

May 3, 2012: The DepEd has updated its policies and guidelines on the implementation of the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) Program, which will be effective for school year 2012-2013. (Continue Reading)

April 24, 2012: [...] “Aabot na sa isang milyon ang mga GASTPE grantees at bahagya na nating maiitaas ang subsidy sa mga pribadong paaralan sa halagang P6,500 bawat estudyante bawat taon." (Continue Reading)

July 25, 2011: The budget also includes P5.8 billion for the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) program, which shall benefit 757,806 students for school year 2011-2012, a 9.54% increase over the 2010-2011 period. Furthermore, to ensure that more students from marginalized families benefit from the GASTPE Program, the tuition subsidy for students residing outside Metro Manila was increased from P5,000 to P5,500. (Continue Reading)

July 26, 2011: “To support the expansion of GASTPE, P6.3 billion will support one million grantees in 2012, from 691,494 in 2010 and 757,401 in 2011. The amount is higher by P456 million from the 2011 appropriation of P5.8 billion.” (Continue Reading)

 

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