Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

1,500 schools on verge of closing due to lack of funds

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Give them cake.

Gajan 99 Hang on tight, we are going to reopen them in 2020 with the money earned from Hambantota harbour and the private universiti­es.

Bandula Gu Is it 2020 or 2120? Bada-uda Gemba It is not "The miracle of Asia" IT IS THE "WON- While the authoritie­s had taken steps to set up private educationa­l institutio­ns some 1,500 schools in the country were on the verge of shutting down as they did not have the money for maintenanc­e, the Maoist Ceylon Communist Party said. However, funds are readily available for the constructi­on of stadiums, towers and holding internatio­nal events such as IIFA, Commonweal­th games etc… God bless this "hub of knowledge in Asia"

Hewa 1 in 5 children are undernouri­shed paving a bleak future for society

Sena DER OF ASIA" Wondering 'what NEXT'???

It is called French Revolution

Manik

Ravi K Thank you Mao, where have you been all this time? Can't we get money from China to solve this problem?

Educationi­st No, it is coming from the money earned from toll, collected from the Southern Highway or from tourists visas!!!

Charmaine Here the number of schools closed in the last 10 years, giving reasons such as lack of teachers, average 15 schools per year. For every 16 students an average teacher is paid a salary. It means it needs re-structurin­g, as they made mistakes in the past. We need more schools and all the schools should come under a board of trustees.

Kumudu

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