Schools levy high fees despite stern orders

It is the same old story replayed but the problem is that it makes parents’ teeth grit and their heads spin.

This year, it has followed the same old script. Standard Eight examination results are released. Managers of public learning institutions raise fees. Parents lament and call for harmonisation and controls. Government responds with a promise this will be done. State officials don’t stop there; they warn ‘errant’ school heads of dire consequences.