Federal Education Minister Simon Crean has denied he's broken a Labor promise to overhaul school funding, saying a further delay offers "certainty" to independent and Catholic schools. The government will extend by one year the existing funding scheme, established by ...
More »BER report out before election: PM
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised a report into Labor's school buildings program will be released before the federal election. In April, Gillard appointed businessman Brad Orgill to head up an investigative taskforce into the Building the Education Revolution scheme. ...
More »Time for real policies: ACE
Educators across Australia are looking for real commitments to education that move beyond the slogans and the fever of the electoral process. Releasing its policy priorities statement, the Australian College of Educators (ACE) said that this election is a critical ...
More »Computers in schools program wasteful: Hockey
Opposition economic spokesman Joe Hockey has said next year's Year 9 students won't receive free laptops if the coalition wins the election. Hockey this morning told Fairfax Radio Network the coalition won't continue the government's computers for schools program, which ...
More »Calls for in-school driver education
Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to step up driver education rather than rely on punishment to cut the soaring road toll. V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup has joined touring car legend Alan Moffat and the Confederation of Australian ...
More »Rocking the vote
They're too young to vote but that's not going to stop Australian teenagers from telling Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Bob Brown exactly what they think of them. Internet giant Google has created a platform for a simulated federal election, ...
More »Keeping SES will cost public schools: report
Keeping the current federal funding model for schools will cause the divide between public and private institutions to widen, new research has claimed. A paper by Sydney University honorary associate professor Jim McMorrow found public schools will get far less ...
More »Tell us your policies: principals
With just weeks to go until polling day on 21 August, principals are asking each of the main political parties to set out their education policies. The Australian Primary Principals Association, which represents government, Catholic and independent sectors, has written ...
More »Calls for review of childcare reforms criticised
A coalition plan to review childcare reforms would see droves of childcare professionals leave the industry, a union has said. Opposition childcare spokeswoman Sharman Stone said fees will rise and centres will close if the government goes ahead with plans ...
More »Full disclosure?
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised to release the report into the Building the Education Revolution (BER) before election day if it is ready in time. The former education minister presided over the government’s $16.2 billion BER scheme before becoming ...
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