Governance - transparency initiative

August 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DepEd, Ateneo School of Government launch technology-based transparency initiative

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The Department of Education and the Ateneo School of Government have launched the initial implementation of checkmyschool.org, a technology-based mechanism that tells about the condition, services and facilities being provided in the country’s public schools.

By logging in to checkmyschool.org, the public can have access to information on a particular school’s budget, enrolment, teaching personnel, furniture, textbooks, classrooms, toilets, test performance and proficiency ratings, among others. The site facilitates interaction and allows users to send comments, photos, videos and additional information. The public may use the information like an independent third party monitor of government performance in providing education services.

According to Education Secretary Armin Luistro this initiative takes advantage of information and communication technology to promote transparency and social accountability in public sector governance. “Because it allows the public to send feedback on a particular school condition, it brings education-related concerns into the bigger arena of public scrutiny and appreciation,” said Luistro.