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EDUCATION
Fix this textJournal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation
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Fix this textProfessional development 34
Fix this textAugust 4, 2014 Vol 95 No 7
Fix this textGonski Week engages
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Fix this textProgram successes show critical need for funding to continue beyond 2017.
Fix this textTeachers at Keira High School know the benefits of Gonski school funding. While celebrating with cake, they called for the
Fix this textAbbott Government to fund the fifth and sixth years of the NSW Gonski agreement.
Fix this textMaurie Mulheron
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Fix this textPublic school communities across
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Fix this textNational Gonski Week was
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Fix this textHill High School principal Christine
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Fix this textOpposition Leader John Robert-
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Fix this textMr Robertson said Labor would cap
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