Public education — a national priority
Federation’s public education campaign is aimed at establishing public education as a national priority for both the federal and state governments. Both levels of government need to cooperate to maintain and strengthen our great public schools and TAFE colleges.
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Public education advocates lobby in Canberra
More than 50 delegates from NSW public school communities descended on Parliament House, Canberra to lobby for greater federal government investment in public education on June 12.
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NSW Budget meets election promises but lacks transparency
The NSW Government has met the funding commitments it made in the lead up to the state election in March this year following sustained lobbying by Federation.
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Local hiring attacks equity and tenure
Attacking the principles which underpin the staffing agreement is an attack on equity, stability and tenure, writes ANGELO GAVRIELATOS.
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Julie Bishop plays politics with performance pay
Not content with her ill-considered threats to tie federal funding to performance pay, Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop announced recently that she would conduct a tender process to engage an expert to develop models of performance-based pay for teachers to be trialled in Australian schools.
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