education

OAKLAND, CA — Filipino-American educators are among the thousands who are involved in the Oakland teachers strike. Better pay, smaller class sizes, and other issues essential to students — these are the main reasons why thousands of...

Alberta, Canada —  The provincial government has announced the development of a K-12 Filipino language and culture curriculum for the Alberta school program. This was the good news Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced to Filipino community...

by Lailane Ignao, ABS-CBN News HONOLULU — The Punahou School held its annual carnival, a popular community event that draws thousands from all over Oahu. The Punahou School is known to be one of the most...

by  Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News HONOLULU, HI —  A recent report stated that the University of Hawaii at Manoa has a record-setting number in the four-year graduation rate for the Filipino ethnic group–more than doubling the number of...

LOS ANGELES — A strike 20 months in the making. Thousands of teachers, students, and allies marched out of the classroom demanding higher wages, smaller classroom sizes, and support staff in the nation’s second-largest school district. Many...

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of faculty members from the United Teachers of Los Angeles office pick up thousands of signs and placards, which are expected be seen throughout the city on Thursday. “It is a last stand...

OREM, Utah — Before joining Utah Valley University as its new president this fall, Astrid Tuminez traveled to the Philippines, visiting key places from her life’s journey. “The place where you come from kind of reminds...

by Quay Evano, ABS-CBN News CALGARY — MaKami College, the largest massage therapy and healthcare aid program school in Alberta, is offering scholarships to Filipinos in the province, in celebration of June as Philippine Heritage Month. CEO...

by Fleur Magbanua-Mansur PHOENIX — The streets of downtown Phoenix became a sea of red on Thursday, when approximately 50,000 teachers — including parents, students, and other supporters of Red for Ed — marched to the state capitol to protest...

by Cheryl Piccio – ABS-CBN News HOUSTON, TX — 73-year-old Florencio Guinhawa’s story is one full of struggles: a 91-day hospital stay for colon problems, a Hepatitis C diagnosis, a year of chemotherapy, a major car accident, and...