No tuition increase of more than 10%

[NewsWhore]

Private schools in the Dominican Republic will not be permitted to increase their tuition fees by more than 10%, according to mandates from the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Josefina Pimentel warned that before applying any increase, permission in writing from the Ministry should have been received. Pimentel said that she had also suspended all obligatory expenses in the schools, a common ploy for getting around the limit on increasing tuition fees. In a note to regional, district and private school directors, the minister warned about applying tuition increases without authorization from the Ministry of Education. She also warned about the need to stop schools from making obligatory charges such as the construction of new facilities, purchase of supplies and equipment, examination fees and others.

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