[Greens-Media] Towards 2020 no solution

[Manderson, Roland]

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ACT GREENS MLA DEB FOSKEY MEDIA RELEASE
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2 April 08


Towards 2020 no solution

ACT Greens MLA Deb Foskey, in the ACT Legislative Assembly today, has
called for real investment in public education that addresses the
achievement gap faced by ACT school students.

"Most students in the ACT do well, but some are getting left behind" Dr
Foskey said today.

"And the Towards 2020 program, which has destroyed so many school
communities, has not addressed the problem."

"The ACT is almost the worst in Australia in terms of achievement gap
across all our schools. And the situation is not getting better."

"The ACT also has the highest proportion of school students going to non
government schools."

"The disaster of the Towards 2020 program has not resulted in more
students in the ACT government system nor has it delivered innovative
ways of engaging those students at risk of falling behind. It has simply
burnt any trust ACT parents and students might have had in the ACT
Government."

"Recent events at Lyons Primary School have made it clear that the ACT
Education Department still doesn't know how to put students and parents
first."

"Perhaps that accounts for the failure of our system to ensure that
resources are going to those students who need it most."

"If the Greens have the balance of power after the October election we
expect to see the Towards 2020 plan revisited, with a focus on needs
based funding and a stronger relationships with communities."


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Roland Manderson   Media Advisor
ACT   Greens    MLA  Deb  Foskey  
Legislative Assembly for the ACT 
ph(02)62050551      m 0412241379
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