Increase education spending to 5% of GDP, teachers' union says in ‘Manifesto for Education’
THE National Education Union (NEU) launched its manifesto for education today.
The union urged politicians to commit to 10 key policy areas including an increase education spending from 4.2 to 5 per cent of GDP.
It also calls for the end to child poverty, starting with the removal of the two-child benefit cap and rollout of universal free school meals.
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