English: The proposed measure is an intervention on learners' poor performance as shown in past international standardized assessments, according to Gatchalian. In the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the average score of 15-year-old Filipino learners in Reading was 340 points, the lowest among the 79 participating countries together with Dominican Republic. Results of the 2018 PISA also showed that 80% of students did not reach a minimum level of proficiency in Reading.
Filipino: Paliwanag pa ni Gatchalian, ang panukalang batas ay isang hakbang upang iangat ang kalidad ng mga batang estudyante sa international standardized assessments. Matatandaan na sa 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), nakakuha ng pinakamababang marka ang mga 15 taong gulang na mga mag-aaral na nakilahok sa Reading sa halos 79 bansa. Ayon sa resulta ng 2018 PISA, hindi naabot ng 80 porsyento ng mga mag-aaral ang minimum level ng proficiency sa Reading.