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  • About $60 To $148 Are Needed In Armenia To Send Kids To First Grade

    ABOUT $60 TO $148 ARE NEEDED IN ARMENIA TO SEND KIDS TO FIRST GRADE - NEWSPAPER

    August 09, 2013 | 08:19

    YEREVAN. - Over 37,000 first-graders are expected in Armenia in the
    2013/14 school year, Zhamanak daily reports.

    "According to Artur Baghdasaryan, Head of the Information and Public
    Relations Department of the Ministry of Education and Science, a
    certain amount is planned from the [state] budget for each [elementary
    school] student.

    "The actual number of the first-graders [for this year] will be clear
    on September 20.

    "As a result of a small study conducted by Zhamanak, it turned out that
    24,840-60,320 drams [approx. $60-$148; this includes school uniforms,
    notebooks, and writing materials] are needed to send each first-grader
    to school [on September 1].

    "To note, all textbooks are provided to elementary schools [in Armenia]
    free of charge," Zhamanak writes.

    News from Armenia - NEWS.am



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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