Cabinet to consider €50m fund for lost learning during school closures

Norma Foley is expected to brief her Cabinet colleagues tomorrow on the Department of Education's proposed CLASS scheme. File picture: Ben Birchall

A €50m fund to target learning lost due to school closures during the pandemic is expected to be brought to Cabinet this week.

Norma Foley, the Minister for Education, is expected to brief her Cabinet colleagues tomorrow on her department’s Covid-19 learning and support scheme (CLASS).