With the belief that quality education goes beyond the classroom and should be everyone\u2019s priority regardless of one\u2019s background,\u00a0Edcel\u00a0strives for a career in education reform that has a holistic view of the system both from the top-down and the bottom-up, while continuing to contribute to education programs that make a significant positive impact. He began his career in education as a public school teacher at Kamuning Elementary School in Quezon City; after which, he joined the Department of Education\u2019s Policy Research and Development Division where he trained personnel on policy development, assisted in developing the agency\u2019s monitoring and evaluation framework and establishing the agency\u2019s research portal.<\/p>\n
Having seen both how policies are created from the top and how they are implemented on the ground,\u00a0Edcel\u00a0found a middle ground as a Data and Impact Assessment Manager at Teach for the Philippines, a non-profit organization that seeks to expand access to quality education for all Filipino children. Here, he applies his skills and unique experience to establish policies, mechanisms, and systems that aid in measuring the success of education interventions that are\u00a0para sa bata at para sa bayan (for the children and for the nation).<\/i><\/p>\n
Edcel\u00a0finished his degree in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and his post-grad in Master of Technology Management at the University of the Philippines Diliman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"members-type":[873,857],"class_list":["post-28488","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","members-type-authors","members-type-speakers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n