Government approves changes to financing system of schools

The government has moved to correct disparities in the financing of the education sector, Education Minister Mikuláš Bek told journalists on Wednesday. The present system gives all schools the same amount of money regardless of how demanding their work is or how good a job they do, he said. The proposed amendment will make it possible to send more money to schools that work with socially disadvantaged children or work systematically with gifted children, Bek said. The proposal also introduces rules for the functioning of school psychologists and assistants for children with special needs in primary schools.