The Department of Education (DepEd) renews partnership with the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc., sealing an agreement which will benefit more public high school teachers and students by making educational TV programs available through cable, satellite, and the internet.
Since 1999, the Knowledge Channel has provided and installed satellite infrastructure and cable TV facilities to 2,000 public high schools nationwide to deliver educational TV materials to help improve the academic performance of public school students in English, Math and Science.
Under the new partnership, another 4,000 public high schools stand to benefit which includes a teacher training program on TV-assisted instruction. The agreement is spearheaded by the Adopt-A-School Program, DepEd’s link to the private sector. (PIA)
