Federal AEU President Angelo Gavrielatos is set to appear at today’s Committee hearing in Sydney to give evidence on the bill that would give effect to the funding reforms set out in the Gonski Review.  > Read more

Nine out of ten Australians believe the Prime Minister and State and Territory leaders should strike a deal on Gonski and invest substantially more in education, according to new research.  > Read more

The Australian Education Union’s SA Branch has denounced Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond’s announcement of plans to axe education jobs if a Liberal government is elected.   > Read more

The urgent need to campaign for action on Gonski was reinforced yesterday with the release of figures showing billions of dollars will be cut from schools if nothing is done.   > Read more

Australian Education Union Federal President Angelo Gavrielatos has said the NAPLAN National Report confirms the urgent need for reform of the way our schools are funded. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today called on state and territory leaders to put the interests of children first and commit to additional funding for education in line with the recommendations of the Gonski Review. > Read more

Tomorrow’s COAG meeting in Canberra is an important test of the commitment of the nation’s leaders to improving the education of children. > Read more

The Australian Education Union said education ministers meeting in Sydney today needed to commit to the overhaul of schools funding arrangements and the urgent injection of $5 billion recommended by the Gonski Review. > Read more

South Australia's public schools are calling for the Federal Government to accept the reforms proposed in the Gonksi Review and swiftly boost investment in education. > Read more

The AEU has welcomed Education Minister Peter Garrett's recent comments that the current funding system is "letting down some of our kids", particularly those in public schools. > Read more

An article in today's Advertiser has highlighted the results of a joint AEU/IEU survey which shows most Year 12 teachers are unhappy with the content and effectiveneness of the new SACE. > Read more

The Australian Education Union has called on the Federal Coalition to quarantine public schools from any budget cuts after revelations it is looking to slash billions more in spending. > Read more

South Australia should follow New South Wales’ lead and delay implementation of the Australian curriculum. > Read more

The Australian Education Union said today that parents and the public would now have to wait until at least 2013 to get an accurate picture of the financial resources of schools. > Read more

The AEU has called for urgent action to address the shortage of relief teachers, especially in regional and remote areas. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today called for the rapid rollout of the additional $200 million for the education of students with disabilities announced in the Federal Budget. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today called on the Gillard Government to rethink its bonus pay scheme saying it would not fix teacher shortages or help retain the most experienced teachers in the classroom. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that it will spend an extra $200 million on the education of students with disabilities. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today condemned a proposal from the head of one of Australia’s richest private schools to impose a new education tax on public school parents. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today released its submission to the schools funding review, calling for major changes in the way public and private schools are funded. > Read more

The Australian Education Union said today the huge resources gap between public and private schools exposed on the My School website highlighted the need for an overhaul of federal funding arrangements. > Read more

Financial data on the My School website shows that some private schools in wealthy areas are getting more government funding per student than public schools serving low-income communities. > Read more

Teachers, principals and support staff from around the country will take part in the Australian Education Union's 27th Annual Federal Conference which begins in Melbourne today. > Read more

South Australian secondary teachers are angry, frustrated and increasingly worried that time is running out to achieve a smooth transition to Stage Two of the revised South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE). > Read more

The Australian Education Union today expressed bitter disappointment at Labor’s decision to break its promise to introduce a new school funding system before the 2013 election. > Read more

The Australian Education Union is today launching an online advertisement warning that the Coalition’s $3 billion in cuts to education will take Australia backwards. > Read more

The election of an Abbott Government would see windfall funding increases for private schools and a cut in the share of money going to public schools, new research has revealed. > Read more

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's decision to make school fees tax deductible and to slash spending on public schools showed he is determined to privatise education, the Australian Education Union said. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today welcomed the release of the final terms of reference for the Review of Funding for Schooling, initiated by the Federal Government. > Read more

South Australian educators are celebrating their win in the Industrial Relations Commission with the finalisation of arbitration delivering very significant improvements for preschools, schools and TAFEs. > Read more

The Australian Education Union today criticised the $3.6 billion in education spending cuts announced by the Coalition. > Read more

The Australian Education Union said today the Federal Government must maximise the TAFE share of the $660 million skills training package announced in the Budget > Read more

The Australian Education Union said today that teachers would continue with a national moratorium on the 2010 NAPLAN tests. > Read more

A meeting of education ministers in Sydney today is a chance to get a breakthrough in the dispute over the misuse of student test data, according to the Australian Education Union. > Read more

AEU Executive is meeting today to decide if it will proceed with the proposed national boycott of the NAPLaN test, the primary source of data used to create the Federal Government's MySchool website.   > Read more

The Australian Education Union has questioned why Education Minister Julia Gillard refuses to meetwith the union to discuss a proposal which would improve the My School website and stop schoolsbeing ranked in damaging league tables. > Read more

A new survey of principals revealing the damaging impact of league tables on students, teachers and schools has highlighted the urgent need for the Federal Government to stop league tables and the misuse of student data. The AEU is calling on the Federal Government to put politics aside and sit down with the teaching profession and work out a way to prevent the creation and publication of any further league tables. > Read more

The Australian Education Union will today release two new reports which reveal the extent of the under-funding of TAFE and the consequences for thousands of people who are missing out on training and education as a result. > Read more