The Manila Times

Enhanced ALS expands flexible pathways for out-of-school learners

THE Department of Education (DepEd) has rolled out an enhanced Alternative Learning System (ALS) aimed at widening flexible ...
Philippine Information Agency

DepEd expands ALS toward flexible pathways for out-of-school learners

Education Secretary Sonny Angara interacts with Alternative Learning System learners during an activity highlighting the ...
Philippine News Agency

DepEd: Enhanced ALS aligns with K-12, boost learners' skills

The Department of Education (DepEd) has enhanced the Alternative Learning System (ALS) to better align it with the formal Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12) curriculum and strengthen pathways to allow ...
Manila Bulletin

'Walang edad ang edukasyon': DepEd's Enhanced ALS opens flexible learning pathways for out-of-school Filipinos

At 81, Eduardo Saplala is learning to read and write for the first time.A member of the Aeta community in Barangay Camias, Porac, Pampanga, Saplala walks into ...
Yahoo

Stark High School offers alternative learning space for high schoolers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Desmani Bryant reaches for items while creating a dish of Middle Eastern couscous with roasted asparagus and rosemary marinated ...
Newsday

Stony Brook researchers developing alternative to expensive septic systems

There are 360,000 older septic systems in Suffolk County and about 35,000 on the North Shore of Nassau, most of them slowly leeching nitrogen into the groundwater and Long Island’s streams, rivers and ...
WDRB

New system unveiled in Louisville would provide alternative to cell phone bans in schools

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new alternative designed to provide a solution for cell phone bans in the classroom, as well as student attendance and behavioral monitoring, was unveiled in Louisville on ...
Post-Bulletin

For Minnesota's ESP of the year, Rochester's Alternative Learning Center is a place to help students thrive

Monica Eggert has been working in Rochester Public Schools for the last 13 years, the last 10 of which have been at the district's Alternative Learning Center. Monica Eggert, an education support ...
Newsweek

Donald Trump Floats New Retirement Program

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration is exploring a new retirement savings program modeled in part on Australia’s system. When asked about potential policies aimed at raising the ...
news10nbc

‘I don’t know if this is sustainable’: RCSD considering alternative payroll system as nearly 200 teachers still unpaid

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester City School District has been dealing with payroll problems for months, but officials said there has been progress in reducing the number of staff reporting pay issues.
Education Week

An Alternative to AP and IB: How the Cambridge Program Has Found a U.S. Foothold

When offering students the chance to earn college credit in high school, districts across the country often look to the College Board’s Advanced Placement program or the International Baccalaureate.
MarketWatch

Columbia Banking System Authorizes $700M Buyback Program

Columbia Banking System's board has authorized a $700 million share repurchase program. Chief Executive Clint Stein said the move is a result of the bank holding company's excess capital position as ...