A MULTI-MILLION dollar literacy and numeracy plan, removing dozens of principals from their schools for a year, has been condemned as a waste of money that should be spent targeting the disadvantaged.

They insist the $15.6 million program is a “turkey”, despite changes to make it more flexible, and the money should ­instead be targeted at disadvantaged schools. The program involves special training ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. A maths program that can help failing children by giving them two or three years of learning improvement in one year will get an ...