Napthine confident in education talks

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 23 Juli 2013 | 17.52

PREMIER Denis Napthine says he is confident that discussions with the federal government will secure both funding and a commitment to autonomy for Victorian schools.

Dr Napthine met with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Tuesday to discuss the Better Schools program. It is set to pump $14 billion into the national school system and to create a new education model to come into effect in the 2014 school year.

While he was unable to confirm whether he'd be signing onto the program, Dr Napthine said talks with Mr Rudd had progressed well.

"We've had fruitful and positive discussions," he said.

"We're getting our officials, both State and Commonwealth, around the table to get the best deal in education funding for Victoria into the future."

Victoria would receive $4 billion in funding if it joined the program but Dr Napthine said that keeping school administration in local hands was also an important priority for the state's future.

"We want assurances from the Federal government with regard to the management of our schools," he said.

"It's absolutely vital for us that our schools are managed by local school councils, local school principals and local school committees, rather than faceless bureaucrats in Canberra."

Three states - NSW, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT - have already signed up to the Better Schools plan, with discussions also ongoing with Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Mr Rudd said it would be in Victoria's interest to sign up.

"Our call is pretty basic: come on board, premier, this is a great plan for Australia," Mr Rudd said.

He also appealed to the other Liberal premiers of Western Australia and Queensland to join up.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Catholic Education sector confirmed it would be joining the program and is set to receive $1.6 billion in funding from the government.

Australia's independent school sector has already endorsed the plan.


Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Napthine confident in education talks

Dengan url

http://cucidollaran.blogspot.com/2013/07/napthine-confident-in-education-talks.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Napthine confident in education talks

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Napthine confident in education talks

sebagai sumbernya

0 komentar:

Posting Komentar

techieblogger.com Techie Blogger Techie Blogger