AEU Media Releases
Survey shows almost all Australians want federal funding increase to TAFE
A Fifty Acres-Pollinate Survey among a nationally representative sample of 1001 Australians aged 18+ has found that almost all Australians feel it’s important that federal funding to TAFE is increased in order to help recovery from the recession. 94% of those surveyed...
Australia ranks poorly in OECD PISA 2018 report
Australia’s poor ranking in the latest OECD report on worldwide education indicators provides further evidence of the impact of government school funding policies on resource equity, staffing, student opportunity and outcomes. The PISA 2018 Results: Effective...
Four out of five public school teachers spend own money on classroom resources
Public school teachers spend on average $874 of their own money each year on essential school resources for their students, according to the latest “State of our Schools” survey. The Australian Education Union (AEU) 2020 State of our Schools survey, with more than...
OECD lays bare Australia’s public education investment inequity
The latest OECD report on worldwide education indicators has confirmed that public investment into Australia’s public education system is below the OECD average. According to the Education at a Glance report, Australia boasts the highest rates of return on investment...
Teachers, school principals reject NAPLAN
Three quarters of teachers say that NAPLAN is ineffective as a method of assessing students according to the latest “State of our Schools” survey. The Australian Education Union (AEU) 2020 State of our Schools survey, with more than 12,000 responses from public school...
New Education Union State Manager from Public Education, for Public Education
The Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Education Union has announced former teacher, principal, Attorney-General and Minister for Education and Training Brian Wightman has been selected as State Manager. Brian Wightman brings a lifetime of passion for public education...
Budget investment into public education would power Australia’s economic recovery
A new Australian Education Union (AEU) submission to Federal Government has called for significant and ongoing investment into Australia’s public schools, preschools and TAFE system in October’s Federal Budget, to provide decades of equity, opportunity, security and...
“ANSA” is not the answer to NAPLAN
The recommendations from today’s NAPLAN review provide little hope that the proposed new Australian National Standardised Assessment (ANSA) will be any better than the incredibly flawed and damaging NAPLAN system it is proposed to replace. The review of NAPLAN,...
PC Review favours profit above ensuring TAFE’s future
The Productivity Commission National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review Interim Report into the future of skills and workforce development in Australia favours private providers, increasing contestability, student loans and vouchers and...
Failure to boost public education COVID funding ignores future economic stimulus
The Morrison Government’s Economic and Fiscal Update highlights its failure to provide a single dollar of additional support for public schools during the COVID-19 crisis, and ignores the potential economic stimulus that investing in public education would bring for...