Archive for the ‘From our Pilot Sites’ Category

Stories of Hope: A Visit to San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

By 5775 Movement • Apr 19th, 2010 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Mayor Sonia Lorenzo talks about San Isidro’s 57-75 experience to encourage fellow mayors and other local officials to follow suit and discover the rewards of sustained, community-driven education reform



Iligan City’s first-ever CSR Expo

By 5775 Movement • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: From our Pilot Sites, News

Iligan City’s first-ever Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Expo was organized by St. Michael’s College, in conjunction with their 95th Foundation Week from December 7 to 12, 2009.
Included in the week-long celebration was the 2nd Synergy Iligan Forum 2009 which gathered local leaders from the corporate, academe, government and civil society sectors. The Forum’s theme was […]



Education advocacy in Diyandi Festival 2009

By 5775 Movement • Sep 11th, 2009 • Category: From our Pilot Sites, News

Contributed by Violy M. Gloria, Task Force 47 – 74+1
 
This year’s month-long Diyandi Festival in Iligan City will feature something new, something other than cultural dancing.
The executive management board of Diyandi 2009 has agreed to sponsor an Oral Reading Interpretation contest for fourth graders and a Story Retelling contest for sixth graders on […]



INSPIRING SYNERGY: The 57-75/PAMIADUANGAN Donors Forum

By 5775 Movement • Jun 29th, 2009 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Contributed by Sheilah Manalo and Task Force Pamiaduangan
 
A Kapampangan term for partnership, PAMIADUANGAN is a coming together of groups and organizations from different sectors to address the public elementary education crisis in Pampanga. The local initiative of the 57-75 Movement, PAMIADUANGAN hosted last May 26 a Donors & Partners Forum at the Holy Angel […]



Pamiaduangan 57-75 Turns 1

By 5775 Movement • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Adelfo Briones, Associate Director, Extension Unit-Center for Community Services, Ateneo School of Government
 
Just over a year since its launch, Task Force PAMIADUANGAN 57-75 (composed of the representatives from the Office of the Governor, DepEd Division Office, Holy Angel University and volunteer consultants) has been able to establish a profile of the schools in the […]



Pamiaduangan 57-75: Reversing the Education Crisis in Pampanga – An Executive Summary

By 5775 Movement • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Adelfo Briones, Associate Director, Extension Unit-Center for Community Services, Ateneo School of Government
 
While the public elementary schools in Pampanga perform relatively well, the quality of education they offer still leaves much to be desired. Here are some facts:
•          The average NAT (National Achievement Test) scores, while consistently improving during the past three years, are […]



DepEd Guimaras, Regional NAT 2008 Topnotcher

By 5775 Movement • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Contributed by E.D. Legita
 
Guimaras, a small island division, bested 16 other regional divisions in Western Visayas when it garnered a 74.87% Mean Percentage Score (MPS) in the March 2008 National Achievement Test (NAT).
 
Although a bit short of the targeted MPS of 75%, Guimaras’ MPS is still much higher than the Regional MPS of 60.35% […]



Iligan’s Story of Hope

By 5775 Movement • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

 Contributed by Violeta M Gloria, Member, Task Force 47 - 74+1 and Reporter for MindaNews
 
Pilmico Foods Corporation, a member of the Aboitiz Group of Companies, gave a grant of P500,000 to Task Force 47 -  74+1, a multi-sectoral movement in Iligan working to reverse the education crisis in its area.
 
Filled with gratitude, Iligan […]



Ateneo MPM of Nueva Ecija: A Governance Forum & Workshop for Education

By 5775 Movement • Sep 9th, 2008 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Contributed by Jess Lorenzo, Executive Assistant, Office of the Municipal Mayor, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

On 19 August 2008, the Ateneo Master in Public Management (MPM) class of Nueva Ecija, and Synergia, brought together the local school boards of San Antonio, San Isidro, Gabaldon, Cabanatuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, and San Jose for […]



BLT in Bayombong in Full Swing

By 5775 Movement • Aug 31st, 2008 • Category: From our Pilot Sites

Contributed by 57-75 Bayombong through Philip Francisco U. Dy, Training Manager, AIM-TeaM Energy Center

 
The In-School Feeding Program to address drop-out rates in Bayombong is now in full swing. Benefiting 434 pupil beneficiaries from 14 elementary schools, the feeding program is under the leadership of the Bayombong 57-75 Local Education Alliance and the Kalinga Mission […]