Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia defy education minister Jason Clare and push on for a 5% increase in federal fundsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s largest states are holding out for a greater commonwealth commitment in public schools, as new analysis shows fully financing the sector would provide an economic payoff up to four times bigger than the annual investment.The education minister, Jason Clare, introduced the commonwealth’s proposed school funding agreement in late July, which sets out how much the federal and state governments will provide towards the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Author : Caitlin Cassidy
Publish date : 2024-10-08 22:00:02
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Australia’s biggest states hold out for greater public school funding as deadline passes
