Queensland School Deal Ensures Decade of Underfunding
Federal Labor’s school funding agreement today with the Queensland Government guarantees that another generation of public school kids will never experience a properly resourced education.
As stated by Greens spokesperson on Primary and Secondary Education, Senator Penny Allman-Payne:
“More public school funding is always a good thing, but this agreement leaves public schools underfunded for another decade.
“Labor’s plan ensures that it will be a quarter of a century before Gonski is delivered and every Australian public school receives its bare minimum funding.
“That means kids currently in school are going to finish year 12 never having experienced the fully resourced education they deserve. That means not enough teachers, not enough in-class supports, inadequate facilities, and parents and teachers dipping into their own pockets to make up the shortfall.
“Budgets are about priorities, and if public schools were a priority for this Government they would fully fund public schools this year.”
https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/queensland-public-school-deal-locks-underfunding-another-decade-0