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08-23-2006, 03:50 PM
According to the National Federation of Private Schools (FENACEP), the Ministry of Education is demanding that each center award between five and ten scholarships to students sent by the ministry. According to FENACEP spokesman Fauntly Garrido, there appears to be an agreement, perhaps informal, that grants the ministry the right to send these students to private schools. According to Garrido, "the students who receive these benefits are not the poor children of this nation, but rather they are the sons and daughters of government officials in the Ministry of Education." A Vice-Minister of Education, Fausto Mota, denies the accusation and asks for specific cases to be cited, while affirming that the ministry would reject such a policy. He said that these scholarships are used to reduce the pressure on the public school system and for students from low-income families. The full article and a list of typical private institutions in Santo Domingo and their costs can be found at http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=76608
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