NSW coalition slams Morrison's school deal

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published September 21, 2018

NSW education ministers past and present have savaged Prime Minister Scott Morrison's private schools funding deal, while the state's teachers union says it's "corrupt".

Liberal MP Rob Stokes has slammed the new funding deal.

Education Minister Rob Stokes argues the Federal Government's $4.6 billion proposal would spell a return to the bad old ...

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