Public Schools At Risk From Pyne Acrobatics

A  meeting of state and territory education ministers heard how Christopher Pyne’s restructure of federal funding to education would see much needed funding for public schools put at risk.

The overwhelming majority of students from disadvantaged backgrounds attend public schools. These schools would have seen extra funds under the original Gonski funding model. Now it would seem these schools will lose out.

”We already knew that Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne were trying to tear up Gonski, but today’s revelations go well beyond our worst fears – we’ve now learned this broken promise would be borne by public schools alone,” said Australian Education Union President Angelo Gavrielatos.

The states and territory that had signed on for the Gonski funding have continued to condemn the announcement by Education Minister, Pyne.

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli said following the announcement, "The matter of trust is not just a matter of trust between governments, but surely it's a matter of trust amongst parents across Australia and the commitments the coalition have made prior to the election."