[etni] Some parents are still paying for English classes despite ministerial ban
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- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:17:04 +0200
Some parents are still paying for English classes despite ministerial ban
Haaretz - Feb. 20, 2009
Months after the government imposed a ban on private funding for advanced
English classes in public schools, parents and teachers say money is still
changing hands. "The ministry failed to offer an alternative solution," one
paying parent said.
The ban was imposed in September, after the Education Ministry threatened to
shelve altogether advanced English classes (referred to in Hebrew as "Dovrei
Anglit," which means English speakers) because of funding from
non-ministerial sources, which the ministry called "improper."
Following protests by parents and teachers, the ministry decided to keep the
program alive by allocating 500 weekly teaching hours for its operation,
while banning private funding, which usually comes directly from parents or
parent-funded non-profits that also accept donations.
(To read the whole article, go to -
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1065707.html )
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