Newcastle\u2019s public schools will benefit from a massive $14 billion investment in school funding promised by Federal Labor today.
\nFederal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon said the funding would repair the damage done by cuts to Newcastle schools levied under the Turnbull Government.
\n\u201cThe Federal Government abandoned signed contracts with the New South Wales Government. This resulted in $14.5 million worth of cuts to Newcastle schools \u2013 or an average of $350,000 per school over 2017 and 2018,\u201d Ms Claydon said.
\n\u201cThese cuts have meant fewer teachers, less individual attention and less support to help kids achieve their potential.
\n\u201cLabor\u2019s record investment is equivalent to hiring 13,000 extra teachers or 23,000 more teachers\u2019 aides across the country.\u201d
\nMs Claydon said that two-thirds of students in Australia attend public schools.
\n\u201cPublic schools have borne the burden of the vast majority of the Government\u2019s ideological cuts, despite the fact they educate the majority of our disadvantaged kids,\u201d Ms Claydon said.
\n\u201cAll kids deserve a great education regardless of their background or their family\u2019s finances.\u201d
\nMs Claydon said that investment in education is one of the best ways of driving future prosperity.
\n\u201cEducation is transformative \u2013 for individual kids, for communities and for the wider society,\u201d Ms Claydon said.
\n\u201cWhile the Government is focusing on backing in tax breaks that disproportionately benefit wealthy investors, Labor is investing in the future through our children.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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