Some parents and teachers in WA are questioning the independent public schools program, in the wake of a damning Productivity Commission report on Australia's education strategy.
abc.net.au/news/critics-question-independent-public-school-workload/101891180In the wake of a damning Productivity Commission report on Australia's education strategy, some parents and teachers in Western Australia are asking whether an initiative designed to give schools more autonomy has led to higher workloads.
Pania Turner, president of the WA Council of State School Organisations , the peak body for parents and citizens groups, said it was unclear whether the initial promise had been realised."We did hear examples of families considering that an IPS was a better option over a closer school that was non IPS — that was a cause for concern for WACSSO.
"And because I get to select the people that we would like to have at this school, I believe it actually reduces the workload in the long term.""I used to sit on a number of school boards in my electorate before I became a minister," Mr Buti said.Tony Buti says he has received positive feedback from schools about the IPS initiative.
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