As hundreds of thousands of students prepare to go back to school, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., today announced a range of measures he is seeking from education book publishers to reduce the costs of school books for parents. This is a significant departure from previous policy positions adopted by former Ministers for Education on this issue. Minister Quinn said that he was eager to implement his proposals, “Being a parent myself, I am very aware of the cost … [Read more...]