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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Principals join teachers’ union push for Albanese government to lift public school funding offer

School kids walk to class
The Australian Education Union, leaders of all major principals’ organisations and the Australian Council of State School Organisation have signed a letter on school funding. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian

School principals have joined the teachers’ union in demanding the Albanese government boost its offer to co-fund the gap in public school funding with states.

The Australian Education Union, leaders of all major principals’ organisations and the Australian Council of State School Organisations have written to the prime minister demanding the federal government pay at least a quarter of the cost of fair public school funding.

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