Subventions for textbooks, Bajrami: Books offered for free, LVV has failed in education, as in any other area

She points out that this practice is creating unnecessary burdens for parents and teachers for the third year in a row. According to her, the current form of separation of subsidies is inefficient and more costly than the previous model of direct distribution by the ministry.

“Vonses in the opening of applications for subsidisation of textbooks, especially when we are only two weeks from September 1st, presents great difficulties for students, parents and educators. This situation that is in a row weighing down on the financial and organizational burden of families and teachers. This form of subvention has already been proven failed. Passing responsibility on parents for buying books has shown inefficiency and control. It has been proven to have cost more to the state budget than to the previous approach, when books were provided directly by the Ministry of Education and children found them on banks since the first day of school”, she told Blic newspaper.

Bajrami accuses August of lack of preparation in implementing this approach, citing the lack of control mechanisms and the difficulties of parents in access.

For more, MANT has changed the way books are subsidized without insurance on library capacities, the parents' access to these libraries, without creating subsidies control mechanisms, and without deadlines, leaving parents waiting, as now. Then, August with this form of subvention has also overlooked the impact this approach has on parents and students with poor economic status. These families can spend book money on other basic needs, leaving students without some of the necessary texts, as has been witnessed in the past two years. This not only makes the learning process difficult but also increases the inequality among students”, she says.

Bajrami calls for return to the free distribution model of books in schools and stresses the need for decision-making on logistical issues to be done with the involvement of parents, teachers and experts.

The LVV government repeats the same action, hoping it will produce another result. These are the only ones we know, not to admit failure, they repeat it over and over. Finally, let me state that it is necessary for books to be offered free of charge and that they be on school banks on September 1st. The Ministry of Education should deal much more with the content of books than with the form of how these books come into the hands of students this is simply a logistical matter, and, for whatever difference it has to do with the issue, decisionmaking should include the Parents' Council, educators and education experts, to create a transparent and efficient system. Successful models can be studied in various countries that offer free books to students of public schools, but any changes that bring delays and cause deterioration of the current situation should be averted. LVV has failed in education, as in any other area this is verified”, she said.