National teacher’s union ‘concerned’ by lack of detail in Labor’s public school funding policy

AEU president backed funding announcement but criticised lack of timeline, while noting Coalition had offered nothing at all'

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The teacher's union has criticised Labor's education policy for a concerning" lack of detail about when public schools will get extra funding.

Australian Education Union president, Correna Haythorpe, welcomed the policy to put public schools on a pathway" to full funding but said the lack of a timeline is of concern to us".

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