Lara Giddings is desperately trying to convince Tasmanians in rural and regional communities that closing their local school is a good thing and not some nasty budget measure. The fact is closing small schools is all about saving a few bucks at the expense of rural and regional communities, because her Government has blown the [...]
Acting Minister caught out on schools
For the past week a desperate Mr Wightman has tried to convince Tasmanians that the Liberals visionary policy to extend high schools to year 12 would result in too many students and schools ‘couldn’t cope’. Now in order to justify closing schools he is arguing the opposite – our schools have falling populations. Which is [...]
NAPLAN confirms why we need to invest in education, not cut it
Today’s final NAPLAN 2011 report confirms why we need a Government prepared to invest in education instead of cutting it to the bone. Tasmanian students simply can’t afford Labor and the Greens’ cruel budget cuts.
Year 7-12 High schools policy
While the Green-Labor Government has an agenda to close schools, a majority Liberal Hodgman Government has a policy to invest in them and the future of our children. Our high schools to year 12 policy is about increasing year 12 completion rates which are currently the worst in the nation, and creating a job ready [...]
Government deceit over Tasmanian High Schools
Brian Wightman’s claim that the Liberals’ visionary 7-12 high school policy would require major expansions of our high schools has been exposed as a deliberate deception, following the release of Education Department figures about high school utilisation and capacity on the North West Coast. These figures, revealed in today’s Advocate, confirm what the Liberals’ already [...]
