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What is happening to spending in schools and colleges?

Published on 8 November 2022

What are current levels of spending in schools and colleges and how have they been affected by rising cost pressures?

    Authors

    Luke Sibieta
    Luke Sibieta

    Research Fellow

    Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.

    Explainer details

    DOI
    10.1920/ex.ifs.2024.0048
    Publisher
    Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Suggested citation

    Sibieta, L. (2022). What is happening to spending in schools and colleges? [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/what-happening-spending-schools-and-colleges (accessed: 23 May 2025).

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