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It’s the economy…! Uncertainty regarding literacy and numeracy funding

May 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Here are my thoughts on the economic environment right now: Government spending on education increased from $9 billion in 2008 to around $11.6 billion in 2012. From 2012 we have seen a slowdown in education spending from $12.3 billion in 2013 to a projected $12.3 billion again in 2014, and up to $12.4 billion in…