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SCOTTISH Labour’s Cara Hilton called SNP pledges to fund education “long overdue” yesterday after Holyrood’s Education Secretary John Swinney pledged to create a new campus in Dunfermline.
Mr Swinney has announced that a new shared learning campus will be built to replace Woodmill High School, which was badly damaged by a fire in late August.
The estimated cost will be between £150-180 million and Holyrood has pledged to invest up to £90m to fund the college campus and up to 50 per cent of the school costs.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy