- Time running out for smooth SACE transition
South Australian secondary teachers are angry, frustrated and increasingly worried that time is running out to achieve a smooth transition to Stage Two of the revised South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE). > Read more
- Public school students let down
The Australian Education Union today expressed bitter disappointment at Labor’s decision to break its promise to introduce a new school funding system before the 2013 election. > Read more
- Tony Abbott will take us backwards
The Australian Education Union is today launching an online advertisement warning that the Coalition’s $3 billion in cuts to education will take Australia backwards. > Read more
- Abbott would cut public school funding share
The election of an Abbott Government would see windfall funding increases for private schools and a cut in the share of money going to public schools, new research has revealed. > Read more
- Abbott determined to privatise education
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's decision to make school fees tax deductible and to slash spending on public schools showed he is determined to privatise education, the Australian Education Union said. > Read more
- School Funding Review Vital for Public Education
The Australian Education Union today welcomed the release of the final terms of reference for the Review of Funding for Schooling, initiated by the Federal Government. > Read more
- Public Education wins better resources for staff and students
South Australian educators are celebrating their win in the Industrial Relations Commission with the finalisation of arbitration delivering very significant improvements for preschools, schools and TAFEs. > Read more
- Coalition plan to slash, not invest
The Australian Education Union today criticised the $3.6 billion in education spending cuts announced by the Coalition. > Read more
- TAFE must be the focus of skills investment
The Australian Education Union said today the Federal Government must maximise the TAFE share of the $660 million skills training package announced in the Budget > Read more
Minister unwilling to act to protect studentsThe Australian Education Union said today that teachers would continue with a national moratorium on the 2010 NAPLAN tests. > Read more
- Education ministers should agree to talk
A meeting of education ministers in Sydney today is a chance to get a breakthrough in the dispute over the misuse of student test data, according to the Australian Education Union. > Read more
- AEU to decide on NAPLaN ban
AEU Executive is meeting today to decide if it will proceed with the proposed national boycott of the NAPLaN test, the primary source of data used to create the Federal Government's MySchool website. > Read more
- Failure to meet must be explained
The Australian Education Union has questioned why Education Minister Julia Gillard refuses to meetwith the union to discuss a proposal which would improve the My School website and stop schoolsbeing ranked in damaging league tables. > Read more
- Survey reveals the damage of league tables
A new survey of principals revealing the damaging impact of league tables on students, teachers and schools has highlighted the urgent need for the Federal Government to stop league tables and the misuse of student data. The AEU is calling on the Federal Government to put politics aside and sit down with the teaching profession and work out a way to prevent the creation and publication of any further league tables. > Read more
- Urgent investment required in TAFE
The Australian Education Union will today release two new reports which reveal the extent of the under-funding of TAFE and the consequences for thousands of people who are missing out on training and education as a result. > Read more