More than 100,000 NSW school students with a disability will have greater access to classroom support and specialised equipment following a $63 million funding injection from the Commonwealth Government.
New South Wales public schools, which educate more than 90,000 students with a disability, will receive $47.9 million over the next two years, while Catholic and independent schools will receive $11.3 million and $3.8 million respectively.
Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli, said the Commonwealth More Support for Students with Disabilities funding would feed into the NSW Government's initiative Every Student, Every School.
... read the full Department of Education and Communities news release here.
Media reports on the announcement and responses:
Critics fear new disabled student funding model, ABC News online, 27th March 2012
Teacher aides safe in disability reforms, Nine News online, 27th March 2012
Special education changes are a cost cutting exercise, NSW Teachers Federation, 27th March 2012
Fears for disabled students as funding overhauled, Sydney Morning Herald, Anna Patty, 28th March 2012
Fears for disabled students as funding overhauled, Sydney Morning Herald, Anna Patty, 28th March 2012
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