At the end of the Cornerstones Conference on Saturday 23 September, a communique was launched by the Public Education Alliance. The communique will inform the public education campaign leading up to the state and federal elections next year.
The conference, which was organised by the Alliance, was an extraordinary success. More than 500 people attended and listened to speakers of international renown talking of the critical importance of a properly resourced public education system to a healthy democracy.
As the speakers' papers become available, they will be posted on the Cornerstones website.
The communique identifies five key priorities. In summary, these are free, public preschool education; additional targeted resources for smaller classes and specialist programs in years 7 and 8; greater support for children with identified needs; preparing and supporting future generations of teachers and existing teachers and maintenance and capital works programs conducive to effective teaching and learning in the 21st century.
Governments must address these priorities to ensure our great public schools can be even greater.
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