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Education | 31.08.10 | 11:23

Costly classes: Parents in Armenia see rising expenses as their children get ready for school

By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Parents looking for stationery, clothes, bags and other items for their children become main customers at street markets and subway stores as the start of a new school year approaches in Armenia.

The traditional “first bell” will sound September 1, to ring in another year of life getting more expensive here.

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