Social Equity in Education as a National Goal
Posted on Monday August 4, 2008Save Our Schools supports the social equity goal of the existing National Goals for Schooling. It opposes replacing this goal with the much weaker commitment to high quality schooling free of discrimination as proposed in the draft National Declaration on the Goals for Schooling. >> Read on...
More Meaningless Rhetoric on Community Consultation
Posted on Monday July 28, 2008The Chief Minister’s proposals for the reform of community consultation processes in the ACT amount to more meaningless rhetoric from a Government under pressure. >> Read on...
Do Smaller Classes Make a Difference and is it Cost Effective?
Posted on Monday July 28, 2008The Liberal Party proposal to reduce class sizes from about 30 to 21 in Years 4-6 in government schools will be popularly received. However, across the board reductions in class sizes are expensive and there are more cost effective ways to improve student outcomes. < >> Read on...
Media Release 23 June 2008 - Government Divided on School Site Sell-Off
Posted on Tuesday June 24, 2008Save Our Schools has called on the ACT Government to clarify its position on the sell-off of closed school sites. >> Read on...
Media Release 23 June 2008 - Communities Face Sell-Off of Green Space Around Closed Schools
Posted on Tuesday June 24, 2008Save Our Schools today released figures which show that over 70% of ‘green space’ of 8 closed school sites is being considered for sale by the ACT Government. >> Read on...
ACT Government is in a Dither over Closed School Sites
Posted on Thursday June 19, 2008The ACT Government is in a complete dither about what to do with the closed school sites. >> Read on...
Media Release 10 June 2008 - School Consultation Contract Didn’t Go To Public Tender
Posted on Wednesday June 11, 2008Save Our Schools today called on the Acting Chief Minister to explain why the contract for the latest school site consultation was not subject to public tender. >> Read on...
Media Release 30 May 2008 - Rich Families Benefit Most from Over-Funding of Private Schools
Posted on Friday May 30, 2008A study of the SES funding model for private schools released today shows that two-thirds of all private school students are over-funded and that schools serving the wealthiest families are vastly more over-funded than those serving low income families. >> Read on...
SOS Briefing Paper - Minister for Education Disowns Budget Figures
Posted on Friday May 30, 2008At the Budget Estimates hearings last week on education, the Minister for Education, Andrew Barr, effectively disowned the Chief Minister’s budget figures. >> Read on...
A Message of Support From Save Our Schools
Posted on Friday May 23, 2008Save Our Schools has sent a message of support to the Hemmant school community in Brisbane who are fighting against their school closing. >> Read on...
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