17. 8. 2026
Press & Stories
Could scrapping the ninth grade save billions? Jan Boubín comments on the proposal
Abolishing the ninth grade could save the Czech state budget tens of billions of Czech crowns, according to some estimates. But Jan Boubín, an economist at NEWTON University, warns that the maths is not quite that straightforward. While spending on primary schools would fall, costs at secondary schools would rise significantly.