St. Vincent de Paul calls for school [waterford-today.ie]
- Published: 21 April 2010
St. Vincent de Paul calls for school textbook changes to be curtailed as more schools seek its assistance
The impact of the cuts in education in recent budgets is resulting in more and more families, and now schools, approaching the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) for financial assistance.
To help alleviate the hardship on families the SVP is asking teachers and publishers not to introduce or recommend new textbook changes for the school year beginning next September.
The SVP will provide in the region of €3.5m in assistance with education costs this year. In the past this assistance would have primarily been directed to families but increasingly schools are being assisted. This is borne out by a survey published this week by the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland that shows that over 50% of the schools surveyed have had to seek additional funding from increasing 'voluntary contributions' by parents or from other sources such as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
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