Following last week's PISA results, Maurie Mulheron, President, NSW Teachers Federation, outlines what's at stake if Australia does not address significant geographic and social inequalities in school funding.
The results of a vote taken by NSW public school teachers on salary & conditions can now be revealed
Finland’s schools, which are considered among the world’s best, have no mandated standardised tests. Some argue that Australia should follow suit.
Wealthy students are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities to get special treatment in exams, principals say.
Neoliberalism is having a negative impact on schools in our daily lives, warns the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) president, Maurie Mulheron.
Some public schools are hiring out their teachers to raise more money – a practice the education union says could be in breach of departmental rules.
Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has written to all public school principals in a bid to rally schools against the Federal Government’s education proposals.
Needs-based funding is starting to make a promising difference to schools around the country, a new survey shows.
Making news this week, PM accused of betraying public schools, a new report shows equity gaps are widening and Fair Work hands down a surprise ruling on schools.
In what would be a major overhaul, the PM has proposed that the States and Territories take full responsibility for public school funding.