Multi-School trial won’t make up for $228 million of cuts to education

With no buy-in from the workforce and limited success overseas, Minister Jo Palmer’s Multi-School project was never going to be the silver-bullet she’s presenting it as.

It’s going to be even less effective while the Minister lets Eric Abetz simultaneously cut $228 million from the education system.

Last week, we learnt that Tasmanian students have the worst education outcomes of any state in the country, despite the outstanding efforts of teachers and schools support staff.

Only 36 per cent of Tasmanian students attained the National Proficiency Standard in mathematics, 46 per cent in reading, and 49 per cent in science. 

These results will never improve if Eric Abetz gets away with his plan to cut $228 million from the department.

As a former teacher, I know education is the smartest investment we can make in Tasmania’s future – it changes lives, secures families, and builds our state.

If Minister Palmer really wants to “set young Tasmanians up for life” like she has claimed, she needs to stand up to Eric Abetz’s cuts to Tasmanian schools