New data confirms disability funding crisis, says AEU
The AEU says new data has confirmed its claims that students with a disability are entrenched in a worsening funding crisis.
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Seize chance to help public schools, AEU urges Pyne
Christopher Pyne now has a chance to move on from his “failed” Independent Public Schools (IPS) policy and do something which will benefit public schools, says the AEU.
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Senate may probe schools’ policies
Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has announced he will seek a senate inquiry into the education of students with disabilities.
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Budget abandons those in need, says AEU
The 2015 Budget does nothing to address the 100,000 students with a disability in need of “urgent” support, says the AEU.
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Urgent crisis: Huge workloads forcing teachers to quit
Rising workloads are the driving factor behind teachers leaving the profession, a new survey from the AEU shows.
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Gonski trumps teacher training, AEU tells Pyne
Regardless of how well teachers are trained, they need the support of properly-resourced schools, says the AEU’s Correna Haythorpe.
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Preschools face ‘real danger’ of closing
The Independent Education Union (IEU) warns that some preschools will be forced to close unless they get additional funding.
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$853m ‘black hole’ in Gonski funding
More than $800m of Gonski money reserved for schools has gone missing, Victoria’s Education Minister, James Merlino has claimed.
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Principals resort to fundraising to pay for basics
Principals in one state are relying on community fundraising to pay for their schools’ bare basics.
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Angry principals head to parliament for ‘unprecedented’ showdown
"We have never had such a large group of principals saying ‘I am prepared to get politically involved'."