Money+martha

= RAHS Note Page =

Source 1
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/elib/do/document?set=search&dictionaryClick=&secondaryNav=&groupid=1&requestid=lib_standard&resultid=13&edition=&ts=45C1B2192DE1CA230F386F15771C4C94_1272560973838&start=1&publicationId=&urn=urn%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B114267105

Summary/Direct Quote
Poor children in Ghana are not included with the main stream schools, the better ones, because they can't afford to pay money for school. 4,000 cedis basic fees/18,000 cedis miscellaneous expenses. 1.5 million cedis for uniforms~$105 dollars

Connected Topics/Uses
Financial effects of uniforms/socioeconomic status

** Source 2 **
http://www2.ed.gov/updates/uniforms.html

**Summary/Direct Quote**
School districts don't help kids pay for uniforms often, even though the uniforms are more expensive than things kids would normally wear.

**Connected Topics/Uses**
Cost of uniforms

Summary/Direct Quote
==** Last year, 135,000 elementary public school children wore school uniforms, --about 25%-- up from 75,000 the year before. In addition, almost all of the 250,000 parochial school children are required to wear uniforms to school. **==

Connected Topics/Uses
Number of children wearing uniforms. = lots of money!

Source 4
http://www.frenchtoast.com/category/school+info/more+about+school+uniforms/facts+and+figures.do

Summary/Direct Quote
About 67% of the items are purchased prior to the beginning of the school year, 10% are carryovers from the previous year or other children, and about 23% will be purchased during the remainder of the school year.

Connected Topics/Uses
Uniforms are not a one time deal.