Mga pinuno ng Catholic schools sumuporta sa pagpapalawak ng voucher program

Nagtipon ang hindi bababa sa 177 mga pinuno mula sa mga Catholic schools sa buong bansa upang sumuporta sa mungkahi ng pagpapalawak ng tulong ng gobyerno sa mga mahihirap na mag-aaral na mag-enroll sa mga pribadong paaralan sa pamamagitan ng voucher system. Ayon sa Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), tinalakay sa okasyon ang mga prinsipyo sa likod ng mga subsidy ng gobyerno para sa mga mag-aaral sa pribadong edukasyon. Binigyang-diin din ang kahalagahan ng parental empowerment at kalidad ng edukasyon.

Sa Manila, nagtipon ang mga pinuno ng Catholic schools upang pagtibayin ang Private Basic Education Voucher Program. Ayon sa CEAP, ang okasyon ay nagmalasakit sa pag-unawa sa mga pundasyon ng patakaran na ito.

Si Joseph Noel Estrada, legal counsel ng Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations, ay nagbigay-diin sa parental empowerment. "Kapag limitado lamang ang mga magulang sa pagpili ng pampublikong edukasyon, nakakulong ang kanilang pangunahing tungkulin sa paghubog ng kanilang mga anak," aniya. Dagdag niya, ang pagpapalawak ng mga opsyon sa edukasyon ay hindi lamang sumusuporta sa karapatan ng mga magulang kundi mag-ambag din sa pag-unlad ng lipunan at bansa.

Ipinaliwanag din ni Estrada na ang pribadong paaralan ay tumutulong sa gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng pagbabawas ng gastos sa pagtatayo ng paaralan at pag-hire ng guro. "Dapat hindi ang decongestion ng pampublikong paaralan ang pangunahing dahilan ng subsidy. Empowering students’ choice ang mas fundamental," aniya, na nagmumungkahi ng pagpapalawak sa elementary level.

Samantala, si Narcy Ador Dionisio, executive director ng CEAP, ay nagpaalala na "ang kalidad ang dapat maging anchor ng pagpapalawak; kung hindi, ang access na walang excellence ay magiging walang laman na pangako."

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