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WM education funding faces £30m in cuts
Express & Star 11 Jun 10
Education in the West Midlands will face the biggest spending cuts under details revealed by the Government. Councils are having their targeted grants cut by several millions of pounds.
While the Government has said funding for schools will be protected, cash given to council education departments which schools tap into for extra facilities is to go. Birmingham, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall could lose £30 million this financial year…