Funding
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Teachers’ union slams AUKUS spend
The New South Wales Teachers Federation is calling on the federal government to rethink its defence spending, arguing that public…
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$1.5m to strengthen teacher training
Expert panel recommendations have been taken on to introduce new ITE funding that will match the money for the growth…
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NSW budget focuses on building new schools
Almost $10bn has been put to building hundreds of new schools in NSW to keep up with population demands, but…
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Kathy Lette: My favourite school teacher
With a history dating back to the Public Instruction Act of 1880, Australia’s state-resourced and run public education system is…
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The battle for public education
Those who care about public education, both as a principle and as an indispensable part of our democracy, must be…
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Unions call for Budget to address housing costs
Education unions are urging the government to use it’s federal budget to tackle worsening inequality across schools and early childhood…
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Victorian budget delivers $5.5b for education
The Victorian Budget delivers more than $5.5 billion in new education spending, including major upgrades to schools, expanded early‑childhood services…
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New primary school, $100m upgrades for NSW
Hundreds of schools in NSW have been refurbished ready for Term 2 in a $103 million ‘maintenance blitz’, as one…
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The $38bn infrastructure divide: AEU
The AEU has launched a national inquiry into public school infrastructure, revealing that over 20,000 demountable classrooms in Australia have…
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‘Free’ public schools ask parents to pay
Victorian parents are increasingly being asked to make financial contributions to their children’s – supposedly free – public schools.
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