Speak up for education

Here are five messages for MPs, candidates and all who care about education and Australia's future:

1. Australia needs more government money invested in education for all students
2. Parents choosing non-government schools add to Australia's public investment in education
3. Parents who send their children to independent schools as saving taxpayer dollars - funds which are available for all government schools
4. Government support for independent schools is money well spent - independent schools are an efficient use of public funds
5. Government funding for independent school students promotes choice, balance and quality

letters to the parents' website

should high income earners pay a levy if they send their children to a government school?

Letter to The Parents' Website from Susan with regards to school funding, and a response on behalf of Education Minister, Julia Gillard, prepared by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Click here to read Susan's letter (PDF).

Means Testing for Government Schools?

Letter to The Parents' Website from Amanda in regards to school funding, and a response from Michelle Green, Chief Executive of the Association of Independent School of Victoria. Click here to read Amanda's letter (PDF).

Praise where it's due

Letter from Jon Charlton, the Principal of Kilvington Girls’ School, Praise when it’s Due, which appeared in the Mordialloc Chelsea Leader. Click here to read Jon Charlton's letter (PDF).

'Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.'

UN Declaration of Human Rights