State school parents will be ­unable to use the $400 School Saving Bonus on generic uniforms or stationery items from shops such as Big W or Kmart. They can spend the one-off voucher only at authorised suppliers, which charge up to ...

The Albanese government will invest $70.9 million more into a program that fast-tracks mid-career professionals to become teachers, based on La Trobe University's well-known Nexus program. La Trobe piloted the two-year Nexus program in 2020 with an aim to plug ...

The Tasmanian government has inked a deal with the federal government that will see public schools receive a significant funding boost, although the union says there is almost $260m unaccounted for. The Liberals have signed the Better and Fairer Schools ...

Educators in the Northern Territory are set to receive more pay for fewer students as the new Country Liberal Party (CLP) government commits to upholding its predecessor’s pay deal for teachers. Under the pay deal announced by Labor in July, the ...

Public school students will be left $1000 “worse off” every year unless the Albanese Government agrees to tip an extra $12 billion into classrooms, states have warned amid a bitter funding stoush. The federal government has been accused of “short ...

The NSW Teacher's Federation (NSWTF) and its members will rally outside Education Minister Jason Clare's office in Bankstown on Thursday afternoon to demand the Commonwealth lift its funding offer for NSW schools. A letter jointly addressed to the Western Sydney ...

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has imposed a two-month deadline to sign up on the states who have not accepted his $16bn school funding deal, leaving the Australian Education Union (AEU) concerned governments are putting politics before the needs of ...

NSW Education Minister Prue Car has threatened to extend the current National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) another year in a bid to convince her federal counterpart to agree to a funding deal for the state. The current NSRA is already ...

The federal government is offering million dollar grants to fund upgrades to remote school boarding facilities, but the principal of an Alice Springs school has questioned whether or not it’s enough.  Until August 9, funding of up to $10m per project ...

The Minns government has made a post-budget announcement that public sector workers will receive a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years with a $1000 top-up if inflation exceeds 4.5 per cent. Independent Education Union NSW/ACT branch secretary Carol ...