Could school funding decide the next election?
Seventy-two percent of voters in key marginal seats think public schools underfunded, a new poll reveals
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Upcoming state election a silver lining for principals
Both major political parties in Tasmania have unveiled support packages for the state’s schools – and it could not have come at a better time
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Opinion: Review builds on teacher quality push
The new teacher registration review will lift – not slash – teaching standards, writes Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham
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Govt announces major shake-up of teacher registration
The Federal Government has announced a major shake-up of teacher registration across Australia after having the plan endorsed by all State and Territory ministers at the Education Council
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Plan to embed police in schools ‘divisive’
The Victorian teachers’ union says a plan to embed full-time police officers in schools is about creating division rather than supporting school communities
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Private schools see funding cuts
State and territory governments have cut funding for private schools for the first time in at least 10 years, an analysis by the Productivity Commission reveals
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Teachers union asked to explain ‘political’ emails
The teachers union is in hot water over campaign emails it sent to MPs purporting to be from the state’s teachers
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2017 NAPLAN National Report released
The 2017 NAPLAN National Report has been released today by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
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Gonski 2.0 to ‘massively overfund’ private schools, claims new data
Australia’s main teachers union claims that the Gonski 2.0 model will massively over-fund private schools, but is this true? The Educator investigates
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Principals at breaking point – new report
Severe staff shortages and excessive administration are pushing one state’s principals to the brink. The Educator investigates