Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:44:55 +0200Czech parents brace for cost of kids’ supplies as new school year loomshttps://english.radio.cz/czech-parents-brace-cost-kids-supplies-new-school-year-looms-8250645© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalIn ten days’ time or so school-age children will find themselves returning to the classroom after long summer holidays, the hottest on record since 1880. In the run-up, parents will feel a new burn – this time in their pocket, as they line up to buy school supplies. According to a report by Czech Radio, parents will spend – on average – at least 2,000 crowns on supplies and the parents of first-graders even more: children’s “aktovky” - ergonomically-designed schoolbags required by students, cost that alone.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/prvnacci_prestavka7.jpg?timestamp=1591416254 Czech parents brace for cost of kids’ supplies as new school year looms https://english.radio.cz/czech-parents-brace-cost-kids-supplies-new-school-year-looms-8250645 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9