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| Subject: OZschwitz FAIL: $540m statist schools scheme fails to boost literacy, numeracy Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:59 am | |
| A $540 million government scheme to lift numeracy and literacy rates made no discernible difference to the results of the schools taking part, an audit of the program has found.
The Australian National Audit Office said the effectiveness of the program, which has so far delivered $322 million to the states and territories in facilitation, reward and research payments, had been ‘‘mixed’’.
Across Australia, about 10 per cent of government and non-government schools – about 1050 in total – took part in the literacy and numeracy national partnership (LNNP). Advertisement: Story continues below
It was one of the first times the government tried tying performance targets to financial incentives. But, the audit office said today, it was far from clear the money had been well spent.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/540m-schools-scheme-fails-to-boost-literacy-numeracy-20120614-20cb2.html#ixzz1xqJlPGIx
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