FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS in the Philippines are falling behind their counterparts in some Southeast Asian countries in reading, writing and mathematics, with a significant percentage of students still ...

MANILA, Philippines—As most Grade 5 students in the Philippines and its poorer neighbors do not have the minimum reading and mathematical skills expected at the end of primary education, the United ...

A Southeast Asian study has found that more Filipino Grade 5 learners are reaching higher proficiency levels in mathematics and reading, even it also found that learning gaps among disadvantaged ...

MANILA, Philippines — Students in the Philippines have made slight gains in mathematics but have shown no real progress in reading over the past five years, according to a major regional assessment ...