The high costs of sending children to school need to be lifted so that parents are not being forced into debt to cover basics, the Social Democrats said today. Party co-leader Róisín Shortall TD was commenting on new research that shows that the average cost of primary school education is €766 a year. The Cost of Education in Ireland survey by Zurich Life shows that primary school education is 80% … Continue reading Financial burden on parents of education costs must be lifted