Gonski individual learning plan will need big school funding boost, union says

The peak teacher union says the government must properly fund schools to implement Gonski’s education overhaul
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The landmark second Gonski report’s call for a complete overhaul of the way student progress is measured will require a significant increase in school funding, the Australian Education Union has warned.

On Monday the government released the long-awaited review of education excellence in Australian schools, which calls for a shift from year-based learning to a curriculum expressed as “learning progressions”, independent of year or age.

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