LONGER SCHOOLING

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1930, Page 6

LONGER SCHOOLING

FOR BRITISH CHILDREN

(Official AYireless.)

RUGBY, May 30

The Government’s Education Bill, hich raises a school-leaving age from 'l4 years to .15. years, was debated on the, second reading in the House ot Commons to-day.

The President of tlie Board of lidocation, Sir Charles Trevelyan, in explaining its scope, said that by giving another year’s schooling to over four hundred thousand children, the competition of children in the Inborn mmkefc- would incidentally be reduced. He claimed work would thus be provided’for o'iie’-hundred thousand of the . people;, now receiving the unemployinent benefit, thus representing a three million pounds saving in unemployment benefit. He stated the total cost of raising the school age would be five and half million pounds to accommodate the extra children. In view of the proposed leaving age change, one hundred new schools were being built, and there were three, hundred and fifty school enlargement going on .

THE VOTE ON THE BILL.

LONDON. Mav 30.

The House of Commons passed f ' ,- second reading of the Education Bill bv 280 votes to 223.