Claim: The Conservative manifesto promised that per-pupil schools funding would be protected, and it's now being cut.
Fact-check: Schools funding: a manifesto breach?  - Full Fact
Verdict: spending on english schools overall is increasing but per-pupil funding is set to fall in the next few years, once inflation is factored in. the conservative manifesto promised to protect funding per pupil, but not necessarily in real terms.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2017-03-22T00:00:00