The current stand-off on school funding between the Federal and state governments could be catastrophic for public schools if agreement is not reached by the 30 September deadline, according to economist Trevor Cobbold from Save Our Schools (SOS).
SOS has just published a media release outlining the huge potential losses for public schools.
According to the release:
Public schools potentially stand to lose nearly $30 billion in funding over the next five years if the stand-off between the Commonwealth and five states is not resolved. National Convenor of Save Our Schools, Trevor Cobbold, said failure to agree on future funding will be catastrophic for public schools…
“Public schools in NSW would miss out on $8.7 billion, those in Victoria and Queensland $8.4 billion, $2 billion in South Australia and $0.6 billion in Tasmania.”
Mr. Cobbold said that public schools could miss out on billions in funding because the existing funding agreements will be rolled over if the recalcitrant states refuse to sign the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025-2034…
