Fair Funding Now! is a grassroots campaign that’s fighting to get equitable funding for public schools. This account is for the Brisbane metro north region.
Delighted to be appointed Shadow Minister for Education and Training. Excited to now have responsibility for TAFE + skills in addition to schools + unis. Education is critical for jobs + is the foundation of our national prosperity.
I’m calling on the Fed Govt to delay the full rollout of NAPLAN online by 2020 after connectivity issues in this year’s tests. 481 QLD schools did NAPLAN online but 1850 students will re-sit tests next week. I’ll continue to push for a national review of NAPLAN- it’s time.
"Nobody wants to live in a country where, despite a strong economy, families are homeless, where our environment is being rapidly degraded and people with mental health issues do not receive the support they need". - Jacinda Ardern on the Wellbeing Budget 🙌
Lovely arvo with the community at Patricks Road State School. These reps have done an amazing job informing their staff about how an extra $650,000 over the next three years in… https://t.co/RdQ3TiAaFS
Did I mention we had a face painter? Love Lisa from Tinkertime. Check out Batman getting all serious about education funding! #fairfundingnow#dickson#petrie#longman https://t.co/eN8p0gS215
Brilliant morning with the team talking #fairfundingnow with locals at the Strathpine Markets. We met many families fromKurwongbah, Griffin, Strathpine, Bray Park and Narangba Valley… https://t.co/mj1FBtbYnk
Very busy morning fighting for our children, public schools and workers. At 6:30am activists held a roadside rally outside the current federal member’s office in #Dickson. Then Lin and I… https://t.co/BCnMGywjEK
“Scott Morrison can find millions of dollars to pay for art and drama studios in elite private schools but he can’t find the money to pay for new public schools or expand existing ones to cope with rising enrolments." @CHaythorpeAEU https://t.co/Hx11eZObFU #fairfundingnow
Lots of positive conversations today at Redcliffe Markets. Disappointed to have the local federal member accuse us of lying and to be so rude. Time for a change. #fairfundingnow https://t.co/J0W254xUFH
Lots of positive conversations today at Redcliffe Markets. Disappointed to have the local federal member accuse us of lying and to be so rude. Time for a change. #fairfundingnow https://t.co/N4J5rS4FN8
Brilliant day at Morayfield East State School working with Meegan to spread the word about #fairfundingnow Our reps do a brilliant job. This school would receive an additional $940,000… https://t.co/P9uYQ8IsIq
Talking #fairfundingnow with teachers, parents and community members at Minimbah State School in #Longman. This school would receive an additional $820,000 over the next three years. https://t.co/tri7fgeCJs
In 1969, my father, a quadriplegic, was saving hard to buy an electric wheelchair. He never got to buy it. My mum used the savings for his funeral later that year. 50 years later, why are we still crying over wheelchairs? @ScottMorrisonMP@billshortenmp#ndis#auspol