State education funding fails to make grade

THE Government spends less on pre-school education than the majority of developed countries, a report has found.

State education funding fails to make grade

The survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) also found that, despite economic growth, the level of investment in education was not increased in 2000.

The findings come as the Government faces a series of one-off strikes at dozens of schools, with teachers threatening to walk out over the lack of investment in substandard buildings.

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