Education in the Budget
May 04, 2016
The Liberal party have realised that cutting funding to Education, their previous approach, will not sit with the electorate. They have increased funding to $1.2 billion over 2 years between 2018 - 2020, but this is significantly less than the $4.5 billion Labour promised to implement the Gonski reforms.
There have been continued devastating cuts to higher education and some funding for performance based teaching which has never been shown to work.
It seems better than it could have been. Let's see what the Opposition reply is.
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Christmas Shows - Eastern States
If you haven't already booked a show to celebrate the end of the year, hurry to get your preferred date.
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Puppetmaking? In Melbourne or Sydney?
Great activities for Term 4- In Sydney - Aussie Puppetry Experience - Sydney/ACT, incursion K-4.
Hands-on Puppet Workshop, Victoria, P-6 (Image above)
Other puppet ideas here
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Flying Bookworm Theatre - primary and secondary incursions
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Touring is to Qld, NSW, ACT and Victor
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