Funding “big lie” – SOS
Save Our Schools (SOS) has just released a statement headed, “Jason Clare’s Big Lie on Public School Funding”. The statement concerns the use of “accounting tricks” to misrepresent how much the states are contributing as part of their share of funding public schools. The SOS statement begins: The Federal Education Minister, Jason Clare, has adopted […]
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 […]
Funding stand-off: public schools ‘could lose $30bn’
The current stand-off on school funding between the Federal and state governments could be catastrophic for public schools if agreement is not reached by the 30 September deadline, according to economist Trevor Cobbold from Save Our Schools (SOS). SOS has just published a media release outlining the huge potential losses for public schools. According to […]
Parent-teacher-student conferences: PV media comment
A recent article in the Age looks at parent-teacher interviews, in particular how many schools are now including the student in the conversation. Many schools now refer to them as “parent-teacher-student conferences”, or “student-led conferences”. The article quotes students, teachers and academics speaking in favour of the ‘three-way’ approach. Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy is […]
Joint letter on public school funding
This is the text of a letter sent yesterday to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Education Minister Jason Clare. The signatories represent parents, teachers and principals from Victorian public schools. You can download the letter as a PDF. Dear Prime Minister and Minister, Our organisations are taking the unprecedented step of collectively writing to […]
