30 May 2007
Dear Governing Council Chairperson
Re: 2006/07 State Budget Cuts – Implications for preschools and schools
Despite the fact that Public Education preschools and schools have been subjected to more than two decades of cost cutting and so called ‘efficiency’ drives this State Labor Government seems intent on extracting $54 million from 2008 to 2010 from cash strapped preschools and schools.
Contrast this budgetary measure with the 22 May report in the Advertiser that the Rann Government has spent an extra $6.3 million per year (or $25 million over four years) on 84 “minders, spin doctors and other staffers”.
The sole concern for the State Government and DECS is meeting the State Government’s efficiency dividend, which is perplexing given the State’s strong economic performance and the promise of a resources boom.
Now is the time for the State Government to invest in all schools and preschools. Public Education is richly deserving of the proceeds of any efficiency dividend.
Simply put, this state government is prepared to steal the funds from preschools and schools negatively impacting upon the learning programmes of children just to fill the government coffers.
On behalf of organisation that fights for improved funding to Public Education from State and federal Governments I urge you to communicate to your opposition to these budget cuts to schools and preschools by contacting you local MP, the Premier and Treasurer.
Principals and Directors will be able to provide your Governing Council with specific information on how these cuts will affect your children.
More information about these cuts is available on www.aeusa.asn.au. Governing councils can also email your concerns directly to the State Government from the AEU website.
Yours sincerely
Andrew Gohl
President AEU (SA Branch)
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3 comments:
Congratulations on the part played by your Governing Council in this campaign. We have had a great initial victory with today's announcement by the Premier that the WorkCover levy is off. But that was only a part of the planned cuts, and we've now got to force the Government to back down on other areas as well. The AEU has announced that it has deferred, not cancelled, its industrial action. So the Government has been given a new deadline, and we have to keep the pressure on them.
Couldn't agree more. This was just the most odious of the proposals and many people will be fooled into thinking that the issue is over. There are still a very large number of cuts being proposed. I plan to continue to focus on this.
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