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Donation dilemma for mid-decile schools

Morning Report

English - October 17, 2019 19:36 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Some schools are facing a tough decision over the government's scheme for abolishing donations in schools in deciles one through seven. Many of those in the upper end of that range, deciles five, six and seven, will suffer a funding cut if they stop asking for donations and opt into the scheme which pays 150-dollars per student. RNZ's education correspondent, John Gerritsen has this report.