Globe and Ayala Foundation are expanding CENTEX Digital Education in Zambales public schools, using digital tools to help teachers track student progress and match exercises to different learning levels. The program features learning software with teacher training, coaching, and community support.
A 2024–2025 pilot in San Marcelino, Zambales, reached 1,635 students in Grades 4-6. After 12 weeks, average mathematics scores increased from 27% to 56%. Students in the program scored 13.8 percentage points higher than the comparison group.
“Technology can have its greatest impact when it equips teachers to understand their learners better and respond to what each child needs,” said Yoly Crisanto, chief sustainability and corporate communications officer, Globe. “Through our partnership with Ayala Foundation, we are helping build an approach that puts teachers at the center while using technology and data to create more meaningful learning opportunities for students.”
The approach, called High Touch, High Tech, uses learning data and personalized exercises to show teachers where students need help. Khan Academy’s learning platform supported the pilot, which also measured changes in teaching practices.
By the intervention’s end, 85% of trained teachers consistently adjusted instruction for different learning needs. All used student learning data when planning lessons.
Teachers also reported stronger student engagement. Esthefanie Ann Espinosa of Pili Elementary School said the technology reduced time spent manually checking assessments, giving her more time to guide students.
Following the pilot, the Department of Education (DepEd) Zambales trained at least one teacher from each of its 315 public elementary schools. Seventy-nine schools now implement the program.
The broader CENTEX Digital Education program has reached approximately 14,100 students and trained more than 120 teachers. Its next phase will strengthen teacher coaching, build partnerships with local higher education institutions, and continue work with DepEd to deepen implementation across the province’s public schools.