Charity Times Magazine - SCHOOLS CONSIDER NAMING RIGHTS FOR DONORS

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SCHOOLS CONSIDER NAMING RIGHTS FOR DONORS

TORONTO - Toronto's public schools could soon see gyms and theatres named after private donors, a recommendation trustees are to consider today as a way of financing improvements not covered by provincial funding.

Reporter Josh Wingrove reports in Wednesday's Globe and Mail that the unusual public-school policy could see non-classroom "special-purpose areas" named for people who finance at least one-third of an area's building or renovation cost.