Children are our family silver, it's wrong to ignore their needs
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Another Easter, another raft of dire warnings from our teachers over the crisis facing our schools.
Minister Batt O'Keeffe got a frosty reception from primary school teachers in Letterkenny yesterday, and is it any surprise?
Teachers are reeling from cuts in the recent Budget which have further pushed up class sizes.
Teachers' unions claim 20 new schools will have to be built every single year as primary school enrolments will be up by a third over the next 15 years. These stats are mind-boggling, and it's clear the figures were under-estimated by the Department of Education.
Our children are our seed corn, our family silver, our hope for the future. It is incumbent on us as a nation to provide for their education needs. If we don't, we will pay a huge price.
