Schools being shortchanged

I am hoping the Minister of Education is planning to meet with principals of the private secondary schools where students are placed following the SE A results.

These private schools receive $1,200 a term for each student placed by the Ministry of Education.

That figure is woefully inadequate since the actual instructional cost per student is between $3,500 and $4,500 a term, depending on the school.

The ministry should look at increasing the fees paid for students placed at private secondary schools, and consideration should be given to make the payments retroactive to a mutually acceptable date.

Ian Green Couva