The Guardian reported last week that that Tasmania has signed a new school funding agreement with the Federal Government, with the Federal government lifting its funding commitment by 2.5% to 22.5% of the schooling resource standard (SRS) and Tasmania funding the remaining 77.5%.
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has dismissed the agreement as a “cloak-and-dagger deal” which will never see schools reach their full funding level, as remaining states continue to hold out for the federal government to offer a better increase.
