Tasmania signs school funding deal
The Guardian reported last week that that Tasmania has signed a new school funding agreement with the Federal Government, with the Federal government lifting its funding commitment by 2.5% to 22.5% of the schooling resource standard (SRS) and Tasmania funding the remaining 77.5%. The Australian Education Union (AEU) has dismissed the agreement as a “cloak-and-dagger […]
$85m pool at private school
The Sunday Age reported yesterday on further evidence of the over-funding of private schools. According to the article by journalist Noel Towell, “The federal education minister is demanding answers about the public funding of an exclusive Melbourne private school after The Age revealed the school was spending $85 million on a new sports complex.” The […]
Parents, it’s time to take action!
Now you know the facts, it is time to take action on school funding, while state and federal governments negotiate their bilateral funding agreements. Need more background? See our School Funding page. Here’s what you can do. Sign up to the For Every Child campaign Join 95,655 others in supporting this nationwide campaign. The more […]