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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 01 Nov 2006 : 16:36:25
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FOROYAA EDITORIAL:
THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY TO REDUCE COST OF EDUCATION IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
The schools are open. Parents have been going up and down to find places for their children in Upper Basic and Senior Secondary Schools.
The government schools are charging less than the private schools. The private schools claim that they have to erect or rent school buildings and develop other facilities to be able to provide educational services. The cost is being passed onto the parents. The debate goes on but the parents are increasingly finding it difficult to sustain their children in school. Many are resorting to charity to fund the education of their children. The government needs a cabinet report and discussion on the charges by private educational institutions to determine what level of subsidy or subvention would be required to make secondary education more affordable and accessible to the poor.
This is in line with section 30 (1) of the constitution which states that "Secondary education, including technical and vocational education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education."
Foroyaa maintains that the current charges in private schools are far above the earning capacity of many parents. Since government cannot provide enough schools. It should come to terms with the private schools and provide the subsidies required to make them accessible to the poor.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 93/2006, 30-31 October, 2006
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