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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
Victoria, the state most hostile to the funding reforms to date, has repeatedly pointed out that the federal government does not run a single school. However Gillard is insisting on reforms to improve teacher quality and student performance in...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
All moral crusade aside, Julia Gillard's schools announcement fell short of giving full satisfaction. The government has endorsed the Gonski report's bottom line that an extra $6.5 billion annually, in today's dollars, should be put into Australian...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants state and territory leaders to sign up to a new school funding model by the first half of next year, as part of an ambitious plan to propel Australia's education system into the top five internationally by 2025.
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The Age
| 10 months ago
It is a model that I will now take to the states and territories, to Catholic and independent schools, in order to win their support," she said in a speech to the National Press Club. "Currently, the federal government provides about 30 per cent of...
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The Age
| 10 months ago
There would also be higher requirements for studying teaching, more power for principals and more information for parents through the My School website. "We will now start discussions with state and territory governments, and Catholic and independent...
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Labor Herald
| 10 months ago
The aim of these improvements is to ensure that by 2025 Australia is ranked as a top 5 country in the world for the performance of our students in Reading, Science, Mathematics, and for providing our children with a high-quality and high-equity...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Articles Australia n students will be empowered and will lead the way in math, science and reading over the next decade as provided for by the Australian Education Bill, which Labor will push for passage this year at the Parliament, Ms Gillard will...
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The Age
| 10 months ago
Money will be allocated on a flat, per student basis from 2014 when the current school funding agreement expires. Extra funding will be given to address key areas of disadvantage. ''It is a model that strips away all the old debates about private...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
Julia Gillard will enshrine new education laws in response to the Gonski model which will also address the education of indigenous students. Photo: Tamara Voninski THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will pledge today to elevate the international...
