Wednesday, May 17, 2006

CTV.ca | Cdn. schools too dependent on fundraising: groups

CTV.ca | Cdn. schools too dependent on fundraising: groups: "Cdn. schools too dependent on fundraising: groups

Updated Tue. May. 16 2006 11:36 PM ET

Canadian Press

TORONTO -- Canadian public schools are selling chocolate bars, scented candles and ad space in hallways and bathroom stalls to cover the cost of even their most basic needs, like plumbing repairs, a new cross-Canada survey has found.

The survey of 3,100 elementary and high schools across Canada, conducted in 2004, suggests that 60 per cent of elementary facilities are forced to raise funds from parents and other sources in order to stock their libraries with books."

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