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Protect Kids from Robots and Canberra Bureaucrats

The Federal agency in charge of NAPLAN is rushing through with plans to have robots mark next year’s NAPLAN tests despite their justifications being discredited by world-leading research.
The future of public TAFE institutions - new social policy

This national conference will begin the process of reimagining TAFE’s future as anchor institutions in their communities that support individuals to realise their aspirations; communities to be resilient, strong and socially inclusive, and, industries to be sustainable and innovative and ensure people have access to decent jobs.
Federation condemns Turnbull Government’s failure on Marriage Equality

The NSW Teachers Federation condemns Prime Minister Turnbull and his government for their approach to marriage equality.
Crossroads

A green paper on assessment policy
Commercialisation in Public Schooling

The Commercialisation in Public Schooling: Final Report Summary reveals teachers are concerned about the influence commercialisation is having in schools.
JPL podcast now available

To complement and extend teachers’ professional learning, Federation’s Centre for Professional Learning has launched the JPL Podcast.
CPL Program 2017

The schedule of courses for Semester 2 now available. Apply Now!
RECOGNISE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia’s Constitution

RECOGNISE is the people’s movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our Constitution.

Election of Relief Professional Officers for 2018

Posted: 18 October 2017

Federation joins call for rigorous review of Leading Learning 4 All resource

Posted: 18 October 2017

Protect Kids from Robots and Canberra Bureaucrats

Posted: 12 October 2017

Vouchers won't fix the TAFE system

Posted: 11 October 2017

International Day of the Girl Child

Posted: 11 October 2017

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Comprehensive school system 'better and fairer'

Posted: 27 October 2015

Comprehensive schooling has given more Scottish children equal opportunities to progress over the past 50 years, research suggests. The impact since...

Obama calls for cuts to schools' standardized testing regimens

Posted: 27 October 2015

White House acknowledges own role in ‘over-testing’ of American students as Obama says such evaluations should not be education’s ‘be-all and end-all...

Teacher unions focus on plight of refugee children’s education

Posted: 22 October 2015

From Europe to the United States, teacher unions are urging their governments to both welcome more refugees and to ensure that schools open their...

WTD: Global celebration of teachers

Posted: 22 October 2015

Across the world, Education International’s affiliates marked World Teachers’ Day with a vast variety of events and projects, from school plays to...

Chile to End Public Funding of Private Education

Posted: 21 May 2015

Chilean Education Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre Thursday reaffirmed the government's commitment to ending private education. "The pursuit of profit is...

Charter schools and the risk of iIncreased segregation

Posted: 27 November 2014

Charter schools, on average, don’t have an academic advantage over traditional public schools, but they do have a significant risk of leading to more...

Charter school fraud has cost Pennsylvania at least $30 million

Posted: 9 October 2014

Pennsylvania's charter schools are rife with fraud and mismanagement, as anyone who reads local newspapers knows. But a new report from the Center...