Figure 1.1. Figure 1.2.

Public Elementary School T eachers Public High School T eachers

15 15 Aw areness
Aw areness Implementation
Implementation

12 12

9 9
Population Population
Sample Yes Sample Yes
6 6
No No

3 3

0 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Surve y Q ue stion # Surve y Q ue stion #

Figure 1.3
Figure 1.4

The graph showed that the 99% of the sample population are aware that there’s a
Magna Carta for public School Teachers, but still a few of them didn’t know that a
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers exist. Graph 1.1 and 1.2 showed that of 15
sample population for elementary teachers and 15 sample population for high
school teachers both in public, majority are aware of the existing Magna Carta but
still a few of them are clueless about the law.
When it comes to implementation around 80% of the sample population doesn’t
agree that provisions in Magna Carta are implemented in there area. If
implementation does take place, it is not felt by the teachers.

Tenure of office, academic freedom

Some teachers are not privy to the provisions of this code

Magna Carta should serve as guide and protection for all teachers

Based on follow up interviews teachers apart from being not aware of the existing provisions in
Magna Carta, strongly believe that due to implementation issues and problems
 The data shows that 93.3% of the Public High School Teachers and 80% of the Public
Elementary School Teachers are aware of the existence of the Magna Carta for Public School
Teachers (Fig. 1.1 & 1.2). These results suggest that awareness of the existence of the Magna
Carta for Public School Teachers is not the problem, the trending shows that the main problem
for most teachers is that of the implementation of such provisions in the Magna Carta for Public
School Teachers. Around 80% of the population says so. If implementation does take place, it is
not felt by the teachers. But there is a discrepancy between the results from the respondents from
the Public High School and the results from the respondents from the Public Elementary School.
More teachers from the Public High School, when compared to that from the Public Elementary
school, responded that the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers does not respond to their
needs and also does not uplift the plight of teachers. But the discrepancy ends there. The data
shows that there is a consensus among the sample population in their views on the Magna Carta
for Public School Teacher.

Conclusions and Recommendations

The results show that the main issue among teachers is not that they are not aware of the
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers; the issue is on the implementation of the provisions of
the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. This can be seen in both the data and the interview
responses. The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers is enough in substance but lacks in
implementation.

Improvement on the implementation and an update on the Magna Carta for Public School
Teacher is the probable and logical next step to meet the needs of the teachers. Improvement on
the implementation will alleviate the pains of teachers; pains that range from the lack of proper
compensation to the lack of proper appreciation. By alleviating these pains there would be, in
effect, an improvement in the ways teachers perform. They will be motivated, they will be
empowered, and they will be productive. An update on the Magna Carta itself is necessary, as
the conditions and the situations from the time it was drafted have changed significantly and thus
the outdated provisions cannot fully respond to the actual needs of teachers.