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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Gonski - The Untold Story

Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal

Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union

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Victoria and South Australian schools to be fully funded after securing landmark federal government agreement

But Queensland and New South Wales still hold out on agreement that will see southern states get a 5% boost in commonwealth public school funding

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Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023

Data comes as education minister remains stalled in negotiations with states and territories over contributions to Schooling Resource Standard

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How is ‘Gonski-style’ needs-based funding going to work for universities?

In February, a major review recommended a new “needs-based” funding model for Australian universities.

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Hunter teachers see funding gap translate into poorer student wellbeing

Teacher morale is low, despite pay rises last year.

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Students, staff in limbo after school mould discovery

The NSW premier is pushing his federal counterparts on increased funding for public classrooms as students at a Broken Hill school are relocated due to mould.

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Schools funding and reforms panel: five key takeaways

Fully funding public sector and universal student screening are among the recommendations that will shape policy for the next five years

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A new report wants more funding and better support for Australian schools. But we need a proper plan for how to get there

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare released a major report on schools on Monday.

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Gonski for universities: what if we funded higher education like schools?

The Australian Universities Accord is a major review of Australian universities.

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Almost half of private school parents would consider switching to a better funded public system, survey finds

Lonergan Research survey finds 63% of parents agree public schools are underfunded as ABS data shows decline in public enrolments

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On closing the divide between city and country students in Australia, we keep repeating past mistakes

The focus on standardised tests and cash incentives for teachers has not produced better outcomes for regional students, so why do we keep doing it?

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One in 10 students are falling behind on literacy and numeracy, revamped Naplan finds

NSW had the best results while more than 30% of students in the Northern Territory failed to meet proficiency standards

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Labor not ruling out raising income-free area for jobseeker – as it happened

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NSW public schools are in disrepair but capital works funding is failing to materialise

A decade after the Gonski review said governments should boost school spending, the divide between public and private has only widened

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The Gonski dream: how can governments restore funding – and trust – to public education?

Experts say Australia’s leaders need to change the narrative on public schools, and make a clear case for funding private ones

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Morning Mail: Indigenous school inequality, El Niño threat, Trump predicts his arrest over January 6

New figures show how Gonski has failed to deliver more funding for Indigenous children, while concern grows about prospect of ‘a very bad summer’

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Increased funding has left private schools better able to attract teachers, public principals say

Funding gap since Gonski review is playing out in hot competition for teachers, federation says

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‘Where is the accountability?’: Indigenous children bear the brunt of Australia’s unequal education system

In the Northern Territory, the failure to implement the Gonski funding reforms has left students with the fewest resources further disadvantaged

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The parents fleeing Australia’s public school system – and those choosing to stay

Experts say the shift towards private schooling is part of a broader crisis in the education sector that is creating a growing divide between the haves and have-nots

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Morning Mail: School funding bias revealed, Djokovic dethroned on centre court, Australian women claim Ashes

Government funding since the landmark Gonski education review has gone to the schools ‘least in need’; Carlos Alcaraz wins the Wimbledon title

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Private school funding increased twice as much as public schools’ in decade after Gonski, data shows

Exclusive: government funding since landmark education review released ‘has gone to those least in need’, says national convenor of Save Our Schools

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A new report proposes full public funding for private schools, but there's a catch

There are multiple signs the Australian education system is in crisis. This includes declining academic outcomes, teacher shortages, principals facing abuse, and an upswing in school violence.

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Personalised learning is billed as the 'future' of schooling: what is it and could it work?

It is not uncommon for kids to complain about school, but studies show significant numbers of Australian students are actually disengaged with their education.

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Australia's public education funding went backwards during COVID pandemic

Public funding of education was cut in Australia during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as most of the OECD did the opposite, according to a new report.

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What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared victory on election night, he said he wanted to unite Australians around “our shared values of fairness and opportunity, and hard work and kindness to those in need”.

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