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School directors are requesting an increase in the financial aid provided to secondary education students.
In private schools that accept students from the public system, lunch vouchers cannot cost more than 1.46 euros, forcing administrations to seek other revenue streams to cover costs and maintain a 'canteen equal for all'. There are few schools left with association contracts, and even fewer that bring together students from...
MPs voted down bills from IL and the PCP on financing state-subsidised schools and on inclusive education, but approved recommendations asking the Government to update the levels of support.
The Sebastião e Melo Music Academy, in the municipality of Pombal (Leiria), today criticised the lack of funding for new schools of specialised artistic education, calling for the rectification of what it describes as discriminatory.
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling for increased funding for specialised arts education schools, warning that the educational paths of tens of thousands of students across Portugal The post Over 11,000 sign petition to protect arts education for 32,000 students appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A petition with nearly 11,000 signatures emphasises that the amounts transferred per pupil have been “frozen” since 2015, and demands “fair” sums updated annually in line with inflation.
Institutions protested outside the Ministry of Education, warning of underfunding and the risk of having to close their doors. Parents emphasise the work the schools do in their children's progress.
