A student's parents ' warning if money for buying books is not transferred over time

The Kosovo Parents' Council estimates that the methodology of book insurance from the Ministry of Education and their distribution in schools is more successful than the provision of book purchase through parents.

And Lendita Murtezaj, mother of a second-class junior high school student “Nazim Gafurri” in Pristina, in a conversation for KALLXO.com, before applying on the e-Kosovo platform for subvention of book purchase, has preferred the method of supply of books to students in schools.

Following the application for the provision of book purchase on the e-Kosovo platform, Murtezaj has confirmed that the application was easier compared to last year and that he received the announcement that the application was carried out successfully.

She already hopes that the book purchase subsidy money will be transferred to her bank accounts before the date 02.09.2024, when the school year 2024/2025 begins.

Last year, believe two or three days I've got a double shot, but this year I see they fixed it and everything was easier. We're hoping that before the 2nd year (September 2024), I think they're also sending us the money, they're being put in a bank account, they're going to have to start by September 2nd, they're going to have a whole kid with a book:x1>

On the contrary, she has warned that unless money is transferred to purchase books, she will send children without books to school.

If they don't have the subvention money, then I'll send the children without books, just the notebooks. It's on their conscience, that we don't have a chance. But since this year started applying very quickly, I'm saying, these before the 2nd, they're going to have to get my money and get my children out of books -- which, when you start” )--

Applicating the parents of students of classes 1/9 for subvention of book purchase and learning tools on the e-Kosovo platform has started since 14.08.2024.

Recently, Education Minister Arberie Nagavci has announced that so far the number of applicants for subsidisation for books and teaching tools on the e-Kosovo platform has gone to 121,200.

According to Minister Nagavci, next week the transfer of tools will begin for those applying to be subsidised for the purchase of books and textbooks for the 2024/2025 school year.

In the 2023/2024 school year, Murtezaj said he applied for the girl in the first and next grade of ninth grade. She had faced difficulties for her first - grade daughter, having been two months away from 7 years of age and had been late on her book - buying subsidies.

I have a app for the two girls and one of them hasn't come up, so at the last moment I've entered e-Kosovo and everything is rule”

Parents of classroom 6 students -- 9 last year's 2023/2024 school year -- were subsidised by 30 euros just for the purchase of teaching tools.

In contrast, the parents of class 1 C 5 in the 2023/2024 school year were subsidized at 80 euros for book purchases and teaching tools.

Last year, Murtezaj says they spent more than 20 to 30 euros more on the girl in the first grade.

For us as a parent and easier it would be to provide books like other years and not to be subjected to such torture... I'm having difficulties, for the other girl the first grade books are in a bookstore you can buy it all in one place, but we believe that some books I ran to that library, that library, and I found some textbooks.

In this case it has estimated that the amount of 80 euros is not enough to buy the books.

With a lot of 80 euros it's not enough, it's not that 80 euros let the government get itself if they can get 80 euros, but doesn't cover them” she said.

For parents of class 1/5 students in the 2024/2025 school year, the Ministry of Education announced it would subsidise 80 euros for the purchase of books and textbooks, just like last year.

In contrast to last year, the Ministry of Education will also subsidize the parents of primary school students 6 ʹ9 for the purchase of books and textbooks, at 110 euros.

Subvention of buying books

The Council of Parents of Kosovo (KPK) has not surprised the Education Ministry's announcement of the application for the provision of book purchase and teaching tools for the 2024/2025 school year.

So said KALLXO.com, chairman of the Council of Parents of Kosovo Besnik Dragusha.

He has also said that the subsidy of buying books and teaching tools for them is their pointless “” and “unnecessary”.

We as the KKP have stressed in the past year that providing textbooks should be done over time by August and sent to schools before September 1st. The Ministry's announcement has not surprised us, but it is meaningless and unnecessary to do so, when it is the practice of the early years of which, we think, has been successful, not by subvention” Dragusha said in 15.08.2024.

Due to the difficulties that emerged last year for supply of books, Dragusha said they have demanded that book insurance be made through the Ministry of Education in schools this year.

“Based on problems that emerged last year with the way the textbooks were distributed through subvention, where there has been delays and problems in the process, we as the KKP have demanded that text security be made this year as it has been practiced that many years, not with subsidies” ) has shown Dragusha.

At the media conference of 13,08.2024, where Education Minister Arberie Nagavci stated that even this school year would be subsidised for buying books similar to last year in school, 2023/2024, she said she was unaware of any formal application by the KKP for non-subvention of books.

I don't know if there's a formal request for nonsubvention. There may be one, I'm sorry if I'm not in knowledge, only that they've been asking for a discussion of the school year calendar and texting, and other issues, and we'll meet the following days as we've met in the past” Nagavci declared, in 13,08.2024.

Dragusha has announced that they have not yet held meetings as the Council of Parents of Kosovo, after the Ministry of Education announced that the book purchases are under way, since, according to him, they are at holiday time but will soon hold a physical meeting.

He has indicated that they have accepted complaints from parents about subsidising the purchase of books for the 2024/2025 school year.

We had complaints last year. These complaints will be addressed at the next meeting and will be addressed officially at Minister” Dragusha has announced.

How they see the subvention of book purchases for this year, compared with the 2023/2024 school year, where the provision of books by the Ministry of Education will be provided to parents of students of the 6th grade 9, Dragusha insisted that for the most learned parents.

For more caring parents, the provision of books from the ministry, is subject to subvention. Last year, calass 6-9 of 30 euros per worksheet have been subsidised, this year the sum is greater because basic books and works notebooks” He has expressed himself.

When asked by the KALLXO.com that according to information they have with the heads of the Parents' Council in Kosovo municipalities, are the amounts shared by the Ministry of Education for subsidising the purchase of books for the parents of students of class 1ʹ 9, Dragusha has said they do not have complete information to answer that these amounts are sufficient or not enough.

We have no information about the amount of text (school) on the market, nor about their monetary value, so to speak, that the amount is or is not sufficient. From some mayors of municipal councils, we have had expressions of their concern over subvention, immediately following the publication of the decision by August” he has responded.

At the news conference of 13,08.2024, Minister Nagavci announced that they have already approved the list of textbooks that will buy students.

These list that we've accepted from the municipal education directors will also be published on the Ministry of Education website” He said Nagavci, in 13.08,2024.

Finally, Dragusha considers that the Ministry of Education's announcement that even this year will subsidise the purchase of books through parents has been delayed.

The parents always have time for their children. But here the problem lies in the fact that there is a preliminary method of buying texts from the ministry, which has been successful so far, while the method of subvention is being applied, which last year has had many problems, both with applications and also with transfers of monetary means. And let's not overlook the fact that such a decision has been taken too late, just about 20 days before the curriculum process starts” he highlighted.

The budget dedicated so far by the Government for subsidising the purchase of books and textbooks 2024/2025

On the other hand, the Government of Kosovo has dedicated 13,875,138 euros to subsidising book purchase and textbooks for the 2024/2025 school year.

This has been confirmed by KALLXO.com, the Kosovo Government's spokesman, Kryeziu Progress, in 15.08.2024.

The amount of 13,875,138 euros for subsidising the purchase of books and textbooks for the 2024/2025 school year is dedicated under the Kosovo Government's meeting held in 14.08.2024.

At the Kosovo Government's meeting in 14.08.2024, the Ministry of Education has initially been approved for the division of budgetary means in many of 7,375,138 euros for subsidisation of textbooks and textbooks purchase for the 2024/2025 school year.

Then 6.5m euros have been allocated under the 4.2 measure. ) Education Support, Economic Renewal Pack, subvention of material and textbooks.

The opposition, even this year, is opposing the way the books are subsidised.