Less than a week into the election campaign and teacher bashing and education blame games have begun
IEU members and the families in our school communities rightly expect the election campaign to focus on delivering a world class education system; however, the public debate has already degenerated into teacher bashing and the lazy politics of education blame games.
The leader of the federal opposition Peter Dutton has threatened to sack thousands of federal education department staff, claimed students are being ‘indoctrinated” and flagged that a future coalition government would take back control of what teachers teach.
Read here about why the education debate needs a reset: IEU Speaks on ugly political attacks on education
The challenges in schools and early childhood education require an expert, professional dialogue free from partisan attacks. Sadly, the public comments this week seem designed to ignite ugly cultural wars for political benefit at the cost of well-considered education policies.
Read the full IEU Speaks below or on the ieu.org.au website.
