Prime Minister urged not to shortchange New England-North West kids
12 March 2024
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation is ramping up its campaign to fully resource public schools in the New England-North West region,…
Prime Minister urged not to shortchange Northern Rivers kids
6 March 2024
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation is ramping up its campaign to fully resource public schools in Northern Rivers, encouraging the Prime…
Prime Minister urged not to shortchange Wagga Wagga kids
4 March 2024
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation is ramping up its campaign to fully resource public schools in Wagga Wagga, encouraging the Prime…
Teachers, principals and parents unite in funding push
8 February 2024
Section: Media Release
Teachers, parents and principals have united in a joint appeal to the Prime Minister to plug a $1.9 billion funding…
Investing in the future demands better resourced schools
1 February 2024
Section: News
Australia numbers among a small elite of the world’s most prosperous, stable and democratic societies. How is it then that…
Teachers back Minns and Car in fight for education funding
1 February 2024
Section: Media Release
NSW teachers have endorsed the strong determination of Premier Chris Minns and Education Minister Prue Car to secure full funding…
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.