As students, parents and teachers across Victoria begin the new school year this week, the Baillieu Government cuts to education continue to bite, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today.

As schools resume for 2013, the State Opposition is ramping up the pressure on the Baillieu Government over its cuts to education inVictoria.

The Baillieu Government’s cuts toVictoria’s schools could force principals to pass costs on to parents, as school budgets increasingly cannot cover basics like internet, Shadow Minister for Education James Merlino said today.