Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:18 pm
NZEI Te Riu Roa says more must be done to address decades
of underspending that have compounded the impacts of
inequality on tamariki and people working in
education.
Key education spending in the Budget
includes over $630m toward new classrooms and schools, but
only a small increase in operational funding for schools
over and above inflation. The Budget also includes welcome
significant steps towards pay parity in early childhood
education, announced last week - but this funding won't
reach the most experienced teachers.
President Liam
Rutherford says that many educators will have hoped for
more.
"People working in schools will be disappointed