Public Education Day

It’s Public Education Day today and a great opportunity to celebrate all that is being achieved in our public schools across Australia.

To mark the day we are in Canberra with parents, teachers and  principals  from every state and territory reminding politicians that there is nothing more important to our nation than public education.

We are also urging them to get on with the implementation of the Gonski Review recommendations which would mean so much to our students and schools.

Click here if you want to check out what we’ve been up to.

It became clear this week exactly what the cost of inaction on the Gonski Review will be with a new report showing public school funding will be cut by $673 million within a few years if nothing is done.

We simply cannot afford to let that happen.

We need your help to make politicians listen and act on the recommendations of Gonski. Could you help us in your local area?

We are looking for people who could be available to help spread the word, meet with local MPs and hand out materials to other parents you know in your community.

With the additional funding Gonski would provide public schools could provide smaller class sizes, more specialist teachers and more individual attention for students with special needs.

We need to make sure politicians understand people in your community care about public schools and want them properly resourced.

Please get in touch and help us if you can.

Thank you,

Angelo Gavrielatos

AEU Federal President