According to the INTO’s web site, the government have made the following cuts. The INTO have christened it: “The dirty dozen.” Fianna Gael decided that there were 32 cuts to education in the budget. Next Wednesday, during mid-term break, a big rally protest will be held outside the Dáil. I shall be there, hopefully with a banner in hand! Read on to see “The Dirty Dozen Education Cuts”
Last week the government decided to:
- Increase class sizes in primary schools
- Abolish substitute cover for teachers
- Increase school transport charges
- Axe English language teachers
- Reduce funding to special needs children
- Slash Traveller education funding
- Cut teacher numbers by at least 1,000
- Eliminate the free book scheme
- Stop books for school libraries
- Halt the Education for Persons with Special Needs Act
- Abandon funding for school computers
- Cut funding for primary school building by 5%
