‘Too late to avert crisis’, Minister warned
The NSW Education Minister wants to cap the number of student teachers to boost quality, but some are warning this will do more harm than good.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Teachers being ‘hired out’, doubts over Gonski and school gets reprieve
Making news this week, schools hiring out their teachers, Gonski doubts surface and a beleaguered school gets a last-minute reprieve.
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‘Dramatic spike’ in anxiety over school’s future
Despite a Federal Court order to release $5.2m to Australia’s largest Islamic school, the Federal Government now says it may delay payment.
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School questioned over $6m loans
A Federal Court judge says he fears that taxpayer money could be “going down the drain” if funding is restored to the nation’s largest Islamic school.
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Private schools reject union’s funding claims
Private schools have hit out at an analysis of MySchool data which claims that funding to private schools is double that given to public schools.
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Labor pegs conditions to school funding
A week after the Coalition revealed that extra school funds would be contingent on literacy and numeracy checks, Labor says its funding plan is also conditional.
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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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Major Islamic school thrown a lifeline
A beleaguered Islamic school at risk of closing down has been granted a last-minute reprieve by an appeals tribunal.
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Axing public school funding ‘still on the agenda’
Public education advocates have accused the Federal Government of misleading the public with its claims that it remains committed to funding public schools.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Top principal accused, schools reclaim funding & school rises from ashes
Making news this week, a top principal hits back at allegations, schools win back government funding and future-focused classrooms rise from the ashes.