Secondary schools stockpile cash

Dutch secondary schools built up reserves totalling €75m – equivalent to 1.3% of the education budget – in 2004, according to research by teaching union Aob,quoted in the Volkskrant. In total, the schools had €912m in the banks and €449m in investments at the end of 2004, the union said.

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