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It's time to go the full Gonski

Media coverage on schools funding in the past week shows commentators are not buying into the federal government's spin on schools funding.
Solidarity with gaol educators

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JPL Semester 2, 2016

Semester 2, 2016 edition of the Journal of Professional Learning
Media spotlight on unfair leave policy

Media organisations have shone a spotlight on Federation’s battle against the Department over a new policy that in practice penalises teachers who take time off to have babies.
2016 Annual Conference

Get up to date with all news and stories to come out of the 98th NSW Teachers Federation Annual Conference.
Privatisation of TAFE and vocational education must end

There must be an end to the privatisation of TAFE and vocational education, according to members of the NSW Labor and Greens speaking at an event held to mark National TAFE Day in NSW Parliament today.
Conference opens following call to action about the needs of Indigenous Communities

Saturday, May 21 was Federation's Aboriginal Members Conference, which opened following an empassioned plea for focus and action on mental health and suicide rates among Indigenous communities.
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RECOGNISE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia’s Constitution

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It's time to go the full Gonski

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Marriage equality rally

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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...