English schools to get three-year £14bn funding boost

Boris Johnson has made schools funding one of his key domestic priorities. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PAThe government has announced a £14bn cash injection over three years for England’s schools, setting out a key aspect of the chancellor’s plans before next Wednesday’s spending review.The funding boost is in line with the new education strategy leaked to the Guardian this week, with £2.6bn for schools in 2020/21, compared with £2.8bn in the draft document. The