They alleged that there are cases of schools selling notebooks and stationery to students at much higher cost than market rates, under the pretext of collecting funds for school infrastructure ...

As families contend with the costs of school fees, uniforms, textbooks, and stationery, the pressure on household budgets has never been greater.

The survey reveals that 55 percent of school children have been adversely affected, with this percentage being higher in rural and estate areas. Furthermore, it was found that 53.2 percent of the ...

While the school holiday is a fun time for the kids, it can be a stressful time for parents especially when it comes to keeping the kids fed and entertained.

Findings show that 53.2 percent of affected children have reduced or stopped buying school stationery, and 26.1 percent have resorted to reusing old supplies.

South African parents express frustration over the inclusion of toilet paper and cleaning supplies in 2025 school stationery lists, sparking a wave of memes and social media discussions.

The cost of sending children to state school has increased by £520 in the last three years, a report has found. It now costs around £2,275 a year to send a child to a secondary state school in ...

To mitigate the adverse effect on the education of vulnerable school children, the government has decided to provide an allowance to assist the purchase of school stationery at the beginning of 2025 ...

For children from families entitled to the Aswasuma programme: An allowance of Rs. 6,000 per child will be disbursed through the Welfare Benefit Board to purchase stationery.

And my message to parents is that if children are regularly not in school, that will have an impact on how well they’re able to do in their exams. That has consequences all their lives long.

Panaji: Several schools across the state have started selling supplies in-house, some even making it mandatory to purchase notebooks and other items f.