Publishers' school budgets under threat

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 25/02/2011 - 15:56 Almost three quarters of primary head teachers are expecting funding for books to be inadequate in 2011–12, as the Publishers Association has warned of a “challenging year” for book sales to schools. As schools begin to receive their budgets, results from the Learning Resource Review conducted among school leaders by the PA suggest 70% of Key Stage Two primary head teachers expect their funding for learning resources to be “inadequate” in 2011–2012, compared with 56% last year. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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