Is $1.2bn enough money for our schools?
The Australian Education Union (AEU) claims the Prime Minister’s education plan all but confirms he has abandoned the Gonski agreement.
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Principals taking extreme measures to help kids in need
Principals are siphoning funds from other areas of their school budget to help students with disabilities, a new survey reveals.
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‘Complex’ school funding models need review
A national public education group is calling for a review of school funding models, saying they are too complex and need to be simplified.
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Bill Shorten issues appeal to principals
Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has written to all public school principals in a bid to rally schools against the Federal Government’s education proposals.
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New survey shows school funds are flowing
Needs-based funding is starting to make a promising difference to schools around the country, a new survey shows.
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States respond to PM’s schools plan
State and Territory leaders have spoken out on the PM’s controversial proposal to absolve the Federal Government of public school funding.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: PM ‘betrays’ schools, equity gap widens and Fair Work's school ruling
Making news this week, PM accused of betraying public schools, a new report shows equity gaps are widening and Fair Work hands down a surprise ruling on schools.
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Public school funding facing the axe - union
In what would be a major overhaul, the PM has proposed that the States and Territories take full responsibility for public school funding.
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Are we pushing kids into class before they’re ready?
Formal lessons being taught in prep make it difficult for children to succeed, warns an early childhood education association.
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Govt lashes states over funding shortfalls
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has denied claims of a funding crisis and slammed the states for not investing in their own schools.