Bunting wants easier way for schools to get resources

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Bunting wants easier way for schools to get resources

Opposition spokesman on education and training Peter Bunting has said that the allocation of resources for schools would be more effective if the processes are decentralised from the Ministry of Education (MoE).ï¿½ï¿½

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