You have to say, why is this never reported in MSM?

The Daily Record today, above.

How many pennies do Scottish School get per pupil, then?

From The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) for 2025/2026
Key report: Public service spending and performance in Wales (March 2026).
This gives the directly comparable figures:

• Wales ≈ £8,700
• England ≈ £8,600
• Scotland ≈ £10,400 (about 19% higher than Wales)
  Related IFS work on Scotland and England (including annual education spending reports and public-service comparisons) supports the same ranking and magnitudes. These aim for consistency by including early years and sixth-form elements where relevant. https://ifs.org.uk/publications/public-service-spending-and-performance-wales

Nearly 20% more pennies in Scotland than in England or Wales

Has the Scottish amount been reduced for 2026/2027?

No, the Scottish Government budget material for 2026–27 maintains or increases resource for Education & Skills overall. Councils receive record funding levels at £15.7 billion. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2026-2027/pages/8/

The Daily Record sources? Behind a paywall so, 4 teachers? 5?

Back to the Record‘s claim, did the P1 bags cost come out of the schools budget?

No, the money for the P1 bags comes out of the Scottish Government’s education-related budget allocations. It is a specific, centrally funded programme rather than money taken directly from individual schools’ existing delegated supplies budgets.