Complementarity may be key to classroom backlog

DESPITE their best effort, the authorities seem stumped by the problem of classroom shortage in public schools. When face-to-face classes resumed last month, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported a shortfall of 91,000 classrooms all over the country. Later on, that figure fell to 40,000, partly by scheduling some students to attend classes in the morning and others later in the day. Based on reports, DepEd also divided some classrooms into two classes, and some schools adopted a blended-learning approach.