Coalition and LNP - what are their short term committments re: education

[*crikey*mate*]

The Government is currently implementing a significant reform of education and education funding. While the benefits of these reforms will not be felt for a number of years and certainly the benefit in the short term is marginal at best, these do reflect structural changes in the funding of schools that should provide far greater equity, especially for those students suffering educational disadvantage.

Could anybody please clarify what short term committments (by that I mean committments that we will benefit from over the next 4 years) each of the major Parties are making in the following areas with regards to Education?

• Funding for students with a disability
• Capital Funding
• Autonomy with reasonable accountability
• National Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Programme
• Funding for Distance Education students
• Involvement in Education reform

[azureline**]

look at their web pages?

[newstart2380]

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@crikey*mate wrote:

The Government is currently implementing a significant reform of education and education funding. While the benefits of these reforms will not be felt for a number of years and certainly the benefit in the short term is marginal at best, these do reflect structural changes in the funding of schools that should provide far greater equity, especially for those students suffering educational disadvantage.

Could anybody please clarify what short term committments (by that I mean committments that we will benefit from over the next 4 years) each of the major Parties are making in the following areas with regards to Education?

• Funding for students with a disability
• Capital Funding
• Autonomy with reasonable accountability
• National Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Programme
• Funding for Distance Education students
• Involvement in Education reform

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Sadly I don't think they even know the HONEST answer to those questions

[lakeland27]

there is no answer to the question. the details are being deliberately held back.

[*crikey*mate*]

by all parties?

(Yes I know I made a mistake in the title LNP should be ALP but I did ask about all parties in the OP)

Are all of the parties being secretive about exactly what their stance is on their committments to education are? I can't find any real specifics or committments, just vague generalities.

But the facts are the overarching foundational policies being used as punchlines at the moment are long term and very few effects, if any, will be seen until at least 2018.

So what are the plans for the short term, i.e in the next 4 years? As far as I can see all parties are just paying homage to the word education, without actually telling us their short term intentions.

[**meep**]

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@azureline** wrote:

look at their web pages?

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this from LNP http://www.lnp.org.au/campaign/better-education/

cant find a similar link on the ALP website.

[catsnknots]

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@crikey*mate wrote:

The Government is currently implementing a significant reform of education and education funding. While the benefits of these reforms will not be felt for a number of years and certainly the benefit in the short term is marginal at best, these do reflect structural changes in the funding of schools that should provide far greater equity, especially for those students suffering educational disadvantage.

Could anybody please clarify what short term committments (by that I mean committments that we will benefit from over the next 4 years) each of the major Parties are making in the following areas with regards to Education?

• Funding for students with a disability
• Capital Funding
• Autonomy with reasonable accountability
• National Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Programme
• Funding for Distance Education students
• Involvement in Education reform

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These are mostly State issues... however.... the LNP do support the AIC (Assistance for Isolated Children) funding and they have no plans to touch that.. the Nationals feel very strongly that this funding is very important as lots of country kids rely upon that money to help support their children.  I was very interested in this too as my son has just been approved due to his disability. 

They also support schools being more independent and having a say in how they govern themselves. They also support the Chaplaincy and Student welfare programme.