New school rules ‘a farce’, says union
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has slammed new rules laid down to private schools.
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New reporting rules for private schools
Sweeping changes are being made to the way private schools report critical student safety incidents.
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Public school bullying reports sensationalised, says AEU
Recent reports have claimed that bullying is twice as common in public schools as it is in private schools, but how accurate are these claims?
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Cameras in classrooms erodes trust, say principals
A US plan to have principals wear body cameras would pose problems here, says Gabrielle Leigh, president of the Victorian Principals Association (VPA).
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Ban on international students being considered
A state government imposed ban on international students is being considered for several schools to cope with rising enrolments.
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New data spurs calls to save our schools
Funding for private schools has grown at double the rate of government schools, official data from ACARA shows.
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Don’t mess with Gonski model, Education Minister warns leaders
Adrian Piccoli has urged the nation’s leaders to support the Gonski funding model, which he says “works better than anything we've ever had in place in Australia."
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School funding 'unsustainable' in its current form, research shows
A damning new report by ACER has revealed public schools are the big losers of the Federal Government’s funding plan after 2017.
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Public schools using debt collectors to chase down unpaid fees
Sending the debt collectors after parents to collect money for a service they should be receiving free from the state is unfair, says the AEU’s David Smith.
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Abbott and Pyne rule out means test for public schools
Both Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne have ruled out ending all Commonwealth funding for public schools after a paper was leaked revealing the proposal.