Government on notice: it will be held to its commitments!
18 May 2023
Section: Columns
It was prescient that Minister Prue Car should thank The Hon Dr Geoff Gallop in her speech at our recent…
Ministers sign on for 100pc SRS
5 May 2023
Section: News
The NSW and federal education ministers today signed a pledge to commit to funding public schools to meet the minimum…
Significant announcement on school funding by NSW Labor
30 January 2023
Section: Media Release
NSW Labor’s commitment to end the underfunding of public schools is a significant announcement that will be welcomed by teachers…
NSW Government cuts funding for catch-up school program
11 December 2022
Section: Media Release
Internal documents reveal funding for a COVID catch-up program has been cut by the NSW Government with schools instructed to…
Ensuring the highest quality public education
5 July 2022
Section: News
Delegates have endorsed a plan for Senior Officers to develop a campaign to build support for a new bilateral agreement, which will include enough funding to ensure all public schools are funded at 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).
Rorris illuminates government overfunding of private schools
5 July 2022
Section: News
A new report authored by senior economist Adam Rorris has revealed the NSW Government is overfunding NSW private schools by almost $850 million, while choosing to underfund public schools by $2 billion every single year.
Teachers Federation welcomes election of Albanese Government
22 May 2022
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation congratulates the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP and the ALP on winning government.
Coalition’s $10bn in sweeteners for private schools while public schools remain underfunded.
28 April 2022
Section: News
The Coalition Government has shelled out more than $10 billion in special deals to private schools during its time in office while 99 per cent of public schools have gone underfunded, a new report has revealed.
Federal funding shortfall exposed at Principals’ Conference
28 March 2022
Section: News
More than 250 public school principals gathered at Federation’s auditorium in Sydney on Friday, 24 March, to discuss education policy…
Core of Gonski is our nation’s future
22 February 2022
Section: News
A decade on from Gonski, an architect of the reforms said the model can be refloated when political, business and…
It’s time for the Government to make wellbeing in schools a priority
15 October 2020
Section: Columns
A long period of drought, catastrophic fires and a disrupted school year amid the uncertainty, fear and anxiety attached to the COVID-19 pandemic has made for a perfect storm as far as the mental health of young people is concerned.
Announcement fails to recognise student need
14 October 2020
Section: News
The NSW Teachers Federation today described the 2021 budget for public schools as disappointing, saying it failed to provide the additional funding necessary to support students and counter the impact of a global pandemic.
Public schools lose out again
7 October 2020
Section: News
An independent report has revealed Australian public schools will miss out on $19 billion in funding over the next four years as the sector was completely overlooked in Tuesday’s federal Budget while private schools continue to be overfunded by $1 billion.
Report reveals funding crisis for public schools
16 August 2020
Section: News
New analysis of ACARA data shows the funding gap between public and private schools has widened under the Morrison Government’s funding legislation and special deals for private schools.
Experts discuss crisis recovery
27 July 2020
Section: News
The requirement for remote, or online, learning during the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the public education system in Australia to opportunistic edtech companies that have been waiting in the wings.
Media release: A cruel blow for students as Govt threatens school funding
25 June 2020
Section: Media Release
The Berejiklian Government must not be allowed to use students as pawns in its attempt to impose a wage freeze across the public sector.
TAFE funding central to commonwealth’s VET response
5 June 2020
Section: News
The urgent restoration of billions of dollars cut from TAFE funding must be central to the Morrison Government’s response to a Productivity Commission report on the vital vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Media release: Government-fuelled largesse – it’s obscene
8 March 2020
Section: Media Release
Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos says revelations of the “billion dollar private school building boom” further expose defenceless funding priorities of state and federal governments.
Political and natural disasters: both bad for communities
8 November 2019
Section: Columns
There are very few national institutions with the reach of TAFE.
Deal is slush fund for rich schools
6 November 2019
Section: News
A federal parliamentary hearing has confirmed investigations by the Australian Education Union that the Morrison Government’s $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund is the antithesis of needs-based funding — it’s a slush fund for private schools
Falling GDP spend on education magnified in new OECD figures
20 September 2019
Section: News
New figures released this month in a snapshot of education jurisdictions around the world underline the grim extent of the Morrison Government’s cuts to public school funding.