Don Rowe
February 21, 2012
The Gonski Schools Funding Review report was released yesterday and reveals the urgent need for reform of school funding arrangements and investment of at least an extra $3.8 billion a year in public schools. Around the nation parent and teacher representative groups are being welcomed into public schools to raise awareness of the Review and now the report, but it appears not in WA public schools.
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Yesterday brought the release of the final report of the Gonski Review of school funding - a once in a generation opportunity to reform Australia’s school funding system. The report revealed an urgent need for the reform of school funding arrangements and an investment of at least an extra $3.8 billion a year in public schools. 
The long-awaited report of the Review of Funding for Schooling is set to be released next week and parents and teachers are being urged to take urgent action in support of better public school funding. The Federal Government has confirmed the Gonski Review report and its response to it will be handed down next Monday in Canberra.
A national tour and advertising blitz begins today as part of the final phase of a campaign for better funding for public schools. The tour will start in Brisbane in a campaign bus that will be visiting schools for meetings and forums with parents and teachers in Queensland, NSW, the ACT and Victoria.
Minister Garrett received the final report from the Review Panel on 20 December 2011. The Minister has advised that the report will be available along with information on how comment can be made on the Final Report. The SSTUWA continues to work with state and national parent groups, principals' associations, teacher unions and other supporters of public education.
