Education

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Greens Member for Franklin

The Greens welcome the progress between the AEU Executive and the government on wages policy.  These negotiations have been drawn out, and largely not conducted in good faith by the Hodgman Government. 

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens’ Education spokesperson

Labor’s education plan is insufficient, lazy policy that’s extremely disingenuous. They have let down educators, the AEU, but most of all – Tasmanian children.

Labor have put forward a lukewarm education plan, that fails to address the additional need for teachers and support staff within our schools. It barely puts back what the Liberals have cut from the education system.

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens’ Education spokesperson

On Sunday, Premier Will Hodgman claimed the recent Australian Education Union report highlighting that there are less base grade teachers now than before this government was elected was “Fake News”.

The Premier, and the Minister for Education have continued to mislead with the claim teacher numbers have increased.

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens' Education spokesperson

The TasTAFE Annual Report was belatedly released today, outside the statutory time frame and at the end of the sitting week, revealing TasTAFE's former CEO received a $188 000 separation payment despite being the subject of a damning Integrity Commission investigation initiated by the Greens.

Education Minister, Jeremy Rockliff, today clung to Mr Conway’s contract but refused to table it and could not coherently explain the $188,000 payment.

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens' Education spokesperson

The revelation of the $51 million shortfall in State education funding is evidence of the Liberals’ irresponsible approach to Tasmania’s young people.

Independent analyst, Martyn Goddard, found state-educated students in Tasmania were being short-changed every year by an average of $908 each. GST funds specifically earmarked for education have been diverted away from our schools, away from educating our children and young people.

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens' Education spokesperson 

Today’s snapshot from The Tasmanian Disability Education Reform Lobby continues to paint a picture of chronically underfunded class rooms.

A huge 93% of teachers who responded to the survey had no extra resources available to support students with additional needs.

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens' Education spokesperson

After more than 12 months of community outrage, the Liberals’ decision to remove their lower school starting age from Education Act changes is welcome. Many Tasmanian parents will breathe a sigh of relief when they hear the proposal has been scrapped.

The Liberals’ decision, unveiled on social media last night, will also bring much relief to the early childhood education and childcare sector, whose viability was threatened by the lower school starting age.