The Wire

There has been little progress in bridging the divide between rural and city students in New South Wales despite an ambitious government plan the latest Auditor-general’s Report found. The scathing report labelled the NSW Education Department’s strategy and implementation as flawed. It predicted it would not be able to achieve its aim to address the disparities experienced by regional children in education and wellbeing. The findings come amid a rural teacher shortage crisis and as regional schools struggle with a lack of services to assist student health and wellbeing.