High Cost of Education Threatens Future of Iran’s Children
High Cost of Education Threatens Future of Iran’s Children October 7, 2018 (Source: PMOI/MEK ) The high cost of education including high prices of stationery in Iran is depriving many students of going to school and these students are eliminated from the cycle of education early as their families cannot afford the costs. Ali Khodaei, an Iranian regime’s official in labor affairs, admits: “The prices of all necessary items for families have suddenly escalated, and in this situation, school fees can lead to dangerous consequences.” He told state-run ILNA news agency on September 22: “Red alerts are on, for months; it is not unexpected that many students and especially girls to drop out of school if the government does not allocate enough budget for education of labor-class families.” This pressure on families for paying school fees appears after the denial of the Ministry of Education from providing the schools’ budget. Moreover, people are struggling with the rising ...