An Act Providing Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education is Republic Act No.

• A. Republic Act No. 8525
• B. Republic Act No. 8545
• C. Republic Act No. 9710
• D. Republic Act No. 9155

Answer: (B)

This item tests your knowledge of the Republic Act that expands government support for private education. The act that matches the description “An Act Providing Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education” is Republic Act 8545, known as the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act. It creates programs that provide financial aid to students enrolled in private basic education and support for teachers in private schools, helping to improve access to quality education and to level the playing field with public schooling. The other acts listed cover different purposes—one encourages partnerships between the government and schools, another focuses on women’s rights, and another reorganizes governance of basic education—so they do not fit the description as precisely as RA 8545.