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Off to Harvard: Federation principals win awards

Congratulations to two Federation principal members granted scholarships at the Public Education Foundation’s Proudly Public Awards ceremony on 15 May.

Public schools need $14 billion cut restored to close resource gap

When independent and Catholic schools are receiving more funding than public schools you know how unfair the system has become, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said today.

Billboards drive the message home for voters

Mobile billboards are cruising through several electorates in the lead-up to the federal election, to highlight to voters what is at stake for the nation’s children at the May 18 poll.

Today’s kids can’t wait any longer for schools funding cuts to be restored

“Every year in a child’s education counts — you can’t say we can wait another three years to do something for these kids; you can’t say that,” federal Labor’s shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek said in an address to Federation’s May Council meeting.

Significant lump sum hits bank accounts of rural and remote teachers

​During the holidays members of rural and remote schools received their first payments under the new Rural and Remote Incentive packages, negotiated by the union.

Unions rally on May Day ahead of Sunday’s Family Fun Day

To chants of “union, power”, more than 20,000 union members gathered at Sydney’s Belmore Park, near Central station, to march to Hyde Park marking May Day for International Workers Day.

An understanding public commits to schools funding campaign activities

​People from the far north coast of NSW have indicated they are ready to fight for what is right and just — true needs-based funding for every student in every public school.

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