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EDUCATION
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textAgreement No. PP255003 00104
Fix this textVol. 88 N 0.2
Fix this textFebruary 26. 2007
Fix this textLook after our public schools and TAFE colleges
Fix this textby Maree O’Halloran
Fix this textFederation is urging all political par-
Fix this textties to promise significant increases
Fix this textin funding for public education.
Fix this textEducation has emerged as a key
Fix this textissue in the lead up to the March state
Fix this textelection. The State Labor Government
Fix this textstill needs to demonstrate its support
Fix this textto public education by making funding
Fix this textannouncements over the next few weeks.
Fix this textTo date Labor’s only announcements
Fix this texthave been an increase to the capital
Fix this textworks funding for public schools and a
Fix this textsmall pilot program about community
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Fix this textThe State Coalition has announced
Fix this textgood policies in the following areas:
Fix this textmaintenance, ESL provision, school
Fix this textcounsellors and pre-schools. However,
Fix this textthe funding source for the Coalition’s
Fix this textpolicies is questionable. Opposition
Fix this textleader Peter Debnam has said that
Fix this text20,000 public service positions will
Fix this textbe cut over four years. Such job losses
Fix this textare unacceptable and will inevitably
Fix this textaffect service delivery.
Fix this textThe Greens have a strong policy
Fix this textplatform in support of public edu-
Fix this textcation and continue to argue that
Fix this textgovernment funding to the wealthiest
Fix this textprivate schools be cut. There are
Fix this textalso a number of progressive inde-
Fix this textpendents who have provided strong
Fix this textsupport for public education.
Fix this textAt NSW Labor’s election launch on
Fix this textFebruary 18, Premier Morris lemma
Fix this textannounced an additional $2BO mil-
Fix this textlion over four years for capital works
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Fix this textfunding for public schools is obvi-
Fix this textously welcome. The problem for Mr
Fix this textlemma is that the amount promised
Fix this textis too little and for projects which
Fix this textshould be the business of government
Fix this textas a matter of course.
Fix this textThe chronic underfunding of
Fix this textpublic education by federal and state
Fix this textgovernments over so many years now
Fix this textmeans that significantly increased
Fix this textinvestment is required to ensure that
Fix this textour children and students are learn-
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Fix this textWhile the Premier’s capital works
Fix this textannouncement was small, it was
Fix this textwelcome that education was given
Fix this textpriority at the launch. The Premier
Fix this textchose water and education as the
Fix this text“big ticket” issues.
Fix this textThe NSW Labor Government has
Fix this textbeen notorious for re-announcing
Fix this textpolicies both under Premier lemma,
Fix this textand Premier Carr before him. The
Fix this textState Government continues proudly
Fix this textto proclaim “record spending” in edu-
Fix this textcation. Teachers in public education
Fix this texthave had enough of such rhetoric. We
Fix this textneed governments to look after our
Fix this textschools and TAFE colleges. Teachers
Fix this textand parents are doing their share.
Fix this textGovernments are not.
Fix this textThe Federal Coalition Government
Fix this textcontinues to make political mile-
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Fix this textand infrastructure needs of public
Fix this textschools. Prime Minister John Howard
Fix this textannounced on February 19 (the day
Fix this textafter the Premier’s launch) that the
Fix this textFederal Government would release
Fix this textan additional $lBl million to the
Fix this textInvesting in our Schools Program
Fix this text($ 127 million to public schools). The
Fix this textrelatively small announcement by
Fix this textPremier lemma the day before opened
Fix this textthe way for John Howard to make this
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Fix this textUnderneath all the politics is the
Fix this textstark reality that the Ministerial
Fix this textCouncil on Education, Training and
Fix this textYouth Affairs has calculated that
Fix this textpublic schools need an additional
Fix this text$2.9 billion across Australia. Both
Fix this textlevels of governments must contrib-
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Fix this textThe Federal Coalition Government
Fix this texthas an $ll billion surplus and has
Fix this textbeen disproportionately increasing its
Fix this textdirect funding to private schools.
Fix this textThe State Labor Government does
Fix this textnot have surplus funds of any magni-
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Fix this textcould change its priorities to direct
Fix this textmore funds to public education. For
Fix this textexample more than $ 1 billion recurrent
Fix this textis spent by NSW on the following:
Fix this text1. school student transport scheme
Fix this textat least $3OO million of the $498
Fix this textmillion is to transport students past
Fix this texttheir local public school
Fix this text2. back to School Allowance —$18.3
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Fix this text3. interest subsidies to private schools
Fix this text$56 million
Fix this text4. funding to private schools
Fix this text$697.8 million
Fix this textMaree O’Halloran
Fix this textis the President.
Fix this textFederation’s priority demands in the state election
Fix this text□greater support for students with identified needs. We need more school
Fix this textcounsellors. We also need more teachers for students from a non-English
Fix this textbackground; improved funding for Aboriginal education programs and
Fix this textfor students with disabilities or learning disorders
Fix this text□greater support for beginning teachers and for the schools and staff
Fix this textthat support them
Fix this text□additional resources for students in years 7 and 8 to ensure a successful
Fix this texthigh school experience. These resources could be used for smaller class
Fix this textsizes or special programs
Fix this text□significant increases for maintenance and capital works programs in
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Fix this text□a significant increase in funding for TAFE
Fix this text□more public pre-school places.
Fix this textApril 22 rally to defend the rights
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Fix this textby Dennis Long
Fix this textFederation is encouraging all members to attend the
Fix this textYour Rights at Work rally in Sydney on April 22.
Fix this textThe rally begins at 11am at Hyde Park and
Fix this textwill be followed by a march to the Sydney
Fix this textCricket Ground where a “Rockin’ for Rights”
Fix this textconcert will take place.
Fix this textThe rally is being organised by Unions NSW.
Fix this textApril 22 is the last Sunday of the school and
Fix this textTAFE holidays.
Fix this textPosters advertising the rally have been sent to all
Fix this textFederation Representatives with multiple copies sent
Fix this textto schools in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle.
Fix this textFederation hopes that buses will be organised
Fix this textfrom regional and rural centres. Where members
Fix this textcannot get to Sydney, it is hoped that regional
Fix this textrallies will be organised. Further detail about
Fix this texttransport and regional rallies will be provided
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Fix this textFederation has called on members to join
Fix this textthe community protest to defend the right of
Fix this textteachers at work. This call follows the most
Fix this textexplicit statements so far from the Howard
Fix this textGovernment about performance pay and the
Fix this textlocal hiring and firing of teachers.
Fix this textOn February 21 the Sydney Morning Herald
Fix this textreported Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop
Fix this textfavoured a performance based pay scheme com-
Fix this textbining student-improvement and peer-assessment
Fix this textmodels in teachers’ wage agreements.
Fix this textThe Minister told the National Press Club on
Fix this textFebruary 7: “Principals must be given greater
Fix this textautonomy over their schools. In particular,
Fix this textprincipals must have power over staffing.”
Fix this textMs Bishop’s remarks formed part of the
Fix this textrenewed attack by the Howard Government
Fix this texton the teaching profession. (See stories
Fix this textpages 4-5.)
Fix this textTeachers are urged to support the April 22
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Fix this text□defend teacher tenure and transfer rights
Fix this text□defend collective salary agreements
Fix this text□defeat the Howard Government.
Fix this textBishop launches
Fix this textperformance pay push
Fix this textFederal education
Fix this textagenda made clear in
Fix this textMinister’s speech
Fix this textHoward and Bishop
Fix this textlaunch two-pronged attack
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Fix this textNSW election supplement next edition
Fix this textA supplement in the next edition of Education will analyse the education and industrial relations
Fix this textpolicies of the political parties. The analysis will be based on their written responses to questions
Fix this textfrom the Federation and the Public Education Alliance on priority issues ( Education , February
Fix this text12) and on what their representatives have to say when they speak at Council on March 10.
Fix this textPM feels the heat in
Fix this textPort Macquarie
Fix this textby Wayne Webber
Fix this textPrime Minister John Howard was greeted
Fix this textby about 300 protesters when he flew in to
Fix this textPort Macquarie to “open” an Australian
Fix this textTechnical College on February 9.
Fix this textAustralian Technical Colleges, Howard’s
Fix this textTrojan Horse for introducing Austral-
Fix this textian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) into
Fix this texteducation, have been spectacular failures
Fix this textacross Australia.
Fix this textLocal member Mark Vaile had arranged
Fix this textto re-badge an existing Catholic St Joseph’s
Fix this textVocational College as an Australian Technical
Fix this textCollege through a grant of $l6 million to build
Fix this textnew facilities next to Port Macquarie Airport.
Fix this textThis occasion was to be Howard’s media
Fix this textshowpiece, but it became a stage for locals
Fix this textto protest against his extreme industrial
Fix this textrelations policies, his education policies
Fix this textwhich rip off public schools and TAFE, as
Fix this textwell as Kyoto and David Hick’s continued
Fix this textdetention without trial.
Fix this textIn addition to the Concerned Grand-
Fix this textmothers Group, Amnesty International,
Fix this textthe Greens, environmentalists, pensioners
Fix this textand students, members of Federation, Public
Fix this textService Association, Construction Forestry
Fix this textMining and Energy Union, Australian Work-
Fix this texters Union, United Services Union, Electrical
Fix this textTrades Union and the Nurses Association
Fix this textparticipated in the rally.
Fix this textThe rally highlighted what Coalition policies on
Fix this textindustrial relations could mean for NSW teachers.
Fix this textFederation Deputy President Angelo
Fix this textGavrielatos addressed the rally congratu-
Fix this textlating the younger participants, noting that
Fix this textit was a significant event in the struggle
Fix this textto defeat the Howard Government and its
Fix this textextreme industrial relations laws.
Fix this textMedia reports were full of stories about
Fix this textthe protest that night and in the next edition
Fix this textof the Port Macquarie News. The protestors
Fix this textwere rightly proud of their efforts which had
Fix this textsucceeded in upsetting the Prime Minister’s
Fix this textplanned good news story.
Fix this textThe peaceful protest was organised by
Fix this textUnions Hastings and Macleay.
Fix this textPolice Local Area Commander at Port Mac-
Fix this textquarie, Inspector Allan Williams asked Unions
Fix this textHastings and Macleay President Jim Hutcheon to
Fix this textthank the protestors for their good behaviour.
Fix this textWayne Webber
Fix this textis a Country Organiser.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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