State funding of private educationSome policymakers are still averse to the idea of state funding for private education. Another major argument against it is that appropriating funds for private education is like an abdication of the government’s duty to provide education for the Filipino youth. And because those who attend private education have better resources and better learning environment, they have better life prospects than their counterparts in public education. According to the same OECD report, the level of public funding of private education has a direct correlation in the stratification of education. There would be less stratification, a universally accessible higher education, and most of all—real equity in quality higher education for the Filipino youth.

Source: Manila Times December 31, 2017 17:26 UTC