Gonski is gone but can anything be salvaged?

27/11/2013 by
David Zyngier

The Conversation     |    27 November 2013   For many in the education community, saying goodbye to the Gonski school funding reforms is disappointing, to say the least. After years of effort, the model looks set to be ditched as the new government sets its sights on developing a new policy. In this piece from The Conversation, the University of Canberra's Louise Watson looks at what might be salvaged as the government moves on. Federal education minister Christopher Pyne has managed to upset the states and the education community with his declaration to “go back to the drawing board” on the Gonski funding scheme. Although Pyne’s announcement will feel like a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coalition policies, Government, Schools Tagged With: , ,

Catch Up

27/11/2013 by

TAFEs claim funding cuts will cost jobs and millions  The Age      |    23 November 2013 Victorian TAFEs expect to lose millions of dollars and the education union is forecasting hundreds of redundancies in response to further Victorian state government changes to course subsidies.  But the government insists it has not cut overall funding and is moving to stop rorting in the training sector.  Kangan Institute chief executive Grant Sutherland told staff in an email the changes would result in an estimated $9.2 million reduction in revenue for next year.  This is clearly a substantial reduction and budgets across the institute are currently being reworked to take into account this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Canberra University, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, CQUniversity, Government, Higher education policy, Quality audits, TAFE, Teacher training, TEQSA, Uncategorized, University of Canberra, VET Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,
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