Geoff Smith

State and territory governments are covering up the full scale of the public school funding shortfall by using accounting tricks to artificially inflate their figures. New bilateral agreements negotiated this year must deliver full, not fake, funding for public schools. #auspol

AUSTRALIA: I'm running an online behaviour webinar aimed at any teacher or leader on Feb 12th, at an Oz-friendly time this time: 5pm- 6:30pm AEDT. Come and join me live! Please RT to anyone who might be interested. eventbrite.com/e/801830264907…

Australia is gravely concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. We continue to call for safe and unimpeded humanitarian access, and further humanitarian pauses to enable the scaled-up delivery of aid, safe passage for civilians and the release of hostages.

This sums it up well, I think.

Express your interest for the Newly Appointed Principal Induction program if you're in your first 2 years as a principal. Enjoy the opportunity to share the experience of leading your first school with other new principals. EOIs close 4pm on Monday 12 Feb. shorturl.at/uM058

My name is Harry Dunn. On January 6th, I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol Police Officer. Today, I’m running for Congress to stop Trump's MAGA extremists & ensure it never happens again. Can you retweet & follow this account to join our campaign?

Absolutely

Whybrow seems nervous, his summation is disjointed, it's like he's unprepared, he's all over the place, he's making molehills into mountains. His character assassination of Brittany Higgins is disgusting. Justice Lee not having any of it. 🐝

Math Skills in Decline: Why the Slide in #PISA2022 Scores Matters. Dalhousie Mathematics graduate, @MasonMaxwell3 demonstrates the enduring value of math skills. Great to see ⁦@rastokke⁩ 's critique of "inquiry based learning" cited in the piece #NSed #mathed #DalMath

Our governments can easily fund all public schools properly. They have all made commitments to do so. The improving budget position is our opportunity to get it done now. ⁦⁦@CHaythorpeAEU⁩ ⁦@AlboMP⁩

Schools funding and reforms panel: five key takeaways theguardian.com/australia-news…

Australia’s governments don’t allocate enough government money to government schools. As a result, the gap between rich and poor students is growing. Time for urgent action. theage.com.au/politics/feder… #auspol #education

✉️SPECIAL DELIVERY!✉️ Outside @AlboMP's office in Marrickville to deliver 70,000+ postcards calling on him to fully fund public schools! They're signed by teachers, parents & community members from across Australia, united in demanding full funding for every child. #auspol

A new report has found public schools are under resourced with inequality 'entrenched'. Education Minister Jason Clare says federal and state governments have to work together to fix funding and education gaps, to "level the playing field" #RNBreakfast abc.net.au/listen/program…

IMO the PISA results show one main point - Australia needs to close the gap between children from the most advantaged backgrounds and those from the least advantaged backgrounds. This means funding public schools at 100% of the schooling resource standard. abc.net.au/news/2023-12-0…

@GuardianAus Racist

John Howard says he ‘always had trouble’ with the concept of multiculturalism dlvr.it/SyGR3L

World Teachers’ Day is a chance to recognise the extraordinary efforts & achievements of Australia’s teachers. We’re marking the occasion by stepping up our national campaign calling on the Government to put an end to the chronic underfunding of public schools. #auspol

Had a great day at @researchED_Aus I especially loved hearing from @DrTimMcDonald1 and @tombennett71 so much food for thought and can’t wait to commence our journey of explicitly teaching behaviour at our college and building our instructional coaching model @poppywillowgirl

researchED Perth 2023 is underway in the incredible new theatre at Bob Hawke College! More than 200 WA teachers and allied professionals are ready for a day of learning what research tells us about successful, transformational and evidence-informed instruction. #rEDPerth