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09/03/2018
Memo Mr Frydenberg
Memo from Mr Stephen Elder, Executive Director, Catholic Education Melbourne to the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, Minister for the Environment and Energy, Member for Kooyong.
Memo Mr Wilson
Memo from Mr Stephen Elder, Executive Director, Catholic Education Melbourne to Mr Tim Wilson MP, Member for Goldstein.
The Minister for Special Deals is in no position to lecture
Complaints by Education Minister Simon Birmingham this morning about Catholic schools and “special deals” should be treated with derision, according to CECV Executive Director Stephen Elder.
08/03/2018
Birmingham threatens Catholic NAPLAN achievements
Catholic schools across the state have again shown their strength and standard in the 2017 NAPLAN data released today
05/03/2018
New Nationals leader should go back to school on Catholic education
New Nationals Leader Michael McCormack needs a refresher course on Coalition school funding policy, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) Executive Director Stephen Elder says.
07/02/2018
We want to engage on real reform
Catholic education nation-wide always wants to work with representatives of all non-government schools on real reform, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) Executive Director Stephen Elder says.
$747 million annual spending on wealthiest schools exposes broken model
The Federal Coalition is spending $747 million each year funding wealthy private schools that already meet their school resourcing standard from their own pockets...
05/02/2018
Catholic education welcomes police in schools
The Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) has welcomed the Victorian Coalition’s pledge to restore a police in schools program, Executive Director Stephen Elder says.
25/01/2018
Birmingham hits the panic button with Gonski ads
Simon Birmingham has the back to school panics – but they’re not over whether the kids’ have the right shoes or if their textbooks are all covered.
19/12/2017
Reshuffle regrettable missed opportunity
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has missed a major opportunity to win back the trust and confidence of Catholic school communities.
13/12/2017
Birmingham ‘confused’ about fee rises? We can set him straight
Education Minister Simon Birmingham is reportedly ‘confused’ about fee increases in Catholic schools stemming from his own funding model.
11/12/2017
Save Our Schools – the stopped clock of education policy
The Turnbull Government’s Gonski 2.0 package massively over-funds wealthy independent schools.
07/12/2017
Auditor General’s report shows a broken system
The Auditor General's report Monitoring the Impact of Australian Government School Funding shows how school funding needs fundamental change, not tinkering.
05/12/2017
Birmingham forgets disability details
Simon Birmingham’s recent comments fails to recognise crucial details
14/11/2017
New data exposes school funding flaws
Catholic and other inclusive non-government schools are being short-changed.
01/11/2017
National School Resourcing Board must be truly independent
The National School Resourcing Board announced today must be truly independent, CECV Executive Director, Stephen Elder, has warned.
30/10/2017
The Class of 2017 ready for the VCE
Backed by our thoughts and prayers, over 14,000 Year 12s across Victoria’s Catholic schools are making final preparations ahead of the VCE exams.
23/10/2017
Birmingham entrenches two-speed system that favours wealthy independent schools
Education Minister Simon Birmingham is entrenching discrimination against Catholic and other religious school systems by refusing to revisit funding anomalies.
10/10/2017
Independent schools gaming disability funding
Freedom of Information data has confirmed wealthy independent schools are gaming the new federal funding system for students with a disability.
18/09/2017
Quality – and quantity
Education Minister's proposals for a new national test to assess the literacy and numeracy standards of Year 1s expose the contradictions of the Turnbull Government’s approach to schools.
05/09/2017
Child safety milestone marked
The first 15 participants in Australia’s only dedicated tertiary course in child protection have used Child Safety Week to mark the end of the coursework component of their study.
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