Minister hopes to reduce school book costs [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 30 August 2011
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has outlined a range of measures that he hopes will lead to lower costs for school books for parents.
With around 514,000 primary school pupils and 322,500 secondary school students heading back to the classroom this week following the summer break, Mr Quinn has identified the issue as one of his top priorities.
A recent study by Barnardos revealed costs for textbooks could range from 350 euros for junior infants up to 850 euros for second level students.
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