€1m pilot scheme for schoolbooks for disadvantaged primary school pupils announced
The fund has been set up on top of a grant which is already provided to all schools.
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The fund has been set up on top of a grant which is already provided to all schools.
This is the first time such a scheme will be made available to students in Deis secondary schools.
Pupils in urban DEIS schools score worse in tests, but they are missing classes less.
The Minister for Education said the new funding will benefit all primary schools who currently operate a school book rental scheme.
There is concern about the level of overweight among Irish children, as 20 per cent of them are obese.
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Gains throughout the lifetime of the program are ‘consistent’, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said.
The number of young men staying on at second level has also risen significantly in the last 11 years.
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The reduction in overall capitation funding planned for 2013 is being brought forward to cover the cost of the retention.
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