€2m church bill sparks call for schools reform [Independent.ie]
- Published: 21 May 2010
CALLS for reform in how primary education is funded mounted yesterday as the management support body for Catholic-run schools defended controversial new membership fees.
The 2,900 Catholic primary schools have been asked to pay between €375-€875 per year for the services of the Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA), amounting to a combined annual contribution of more than €2m.
The CPSMA said the fees were necessitated by the increasingly complex environment in which school boards of management operated, which in turn increased the level of need and demand on its services.
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