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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Gonski blitz, foreign student surge and school mulls High Court action
Making news this week, the Gonski offensive, education sector cashes in on foreign students and a school mulls High Court action.
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Premier accused of ‘selling out’ students
NSW Premier, Mike Baird, has drawn the ire of Gonski advocates after submitting a $7bn proposal to the PM to combine federal health and education investment.
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Far Out Friday: Role reversal sees principals sent to office
Only in students’ wildest dreams could they order their principal to an office, but that’s exactly what these students did on Wednesday.
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Principal warns against academic impact of bullying
A Catholic school principal tells The Educator how bullying and homophobia can diminish a school’s entire community, as well as its academic achievement.
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Beleaguered school may take govt to High Court
A school at the centre of a federal funding stoush said it is prepared to take the Federal Government to the High Court over the issue.
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‘Exciting times’ as Melbourne prepares for first vertical school
Newly released designs for Melbourne’s ‘vertical school’ reveal the revolutionary learning spaces that will accommodate more than 525 students.
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Principal pleads guilty to 18 abuse charges
The former principal of an elite Sydney school has pleaded guilty to 18 child abuse charges.
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School counsellors being undermined – teachers
Teachers are taking the NSW Government to the Industrial Relations Commission, accusing it of “downgrading” school counsellors’ qualifications.
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Govt: New school funding agreements to be in place from 2018
Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, has said he expects new school funding agreements to be in place from 2018 onwards.
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Why growth in international student numbers is good news for schools
Schools will benefit from the surge in international student enrolments, Federal Minister for Tourism and International Education, Richard Colbeck, tells The Educator.
