Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Executive summary; Introduction; Review of education expenditure 2006/07-2012/13; Transversal and programme expenditure analysis; A consideration of inter-provincial equity; Detailed programme expenditure analysis; Early childhood development budgets (Grade R); Adult basic education and training budgets; Public further education and training budgets; Special needs education budgets (inclusive education); Public ordinary school budgets; Conclusion; References; Notes; Back Cover
Summary
South Africaís provincial education departments have been reduced to provincial administrations, for reasons that include the powerful role national government plays in delivering education services. This book looks in detail at education spending and asks: Can we afford to maintain administrations that cannot possibly change the course of poor quality education and engineer a brighter future for our poor and deprived learners? The authors believe this question and the future role of provincial education departments need to be discussed, openly and publicly, without delay
