The Wire

Primary schools around the country are set to become building sites if Prime Minister Rudd‘s economic stimulus package goes through. The government plans to spend 14.7 billion dollars on upgrading facitiies. Good news for schools but are new gyms, halls and carpets the highest priority for an education system usually painted as being in crisis? Angelo Gavriolakis from the Australian Education Union says buildings and teacher shortages are separate issues and the money is very welcome. Gary Le Duff from the SA Independent schools Association says private schools deserve their share, and Primary principal Dennis Harris is just happy that his school will finally get the gym it has been saving for.