Education ministers unite to demand Albanese government fix teacher shortages
by Adeshola Ore from World news | The Guardian on (#6J8VW)
Six states and territories co-write letter calling for waving of Hecs debt for teachers, more supported university places and more scholarships for students
State and territory education ministers have joined forces to demand the commonwealth implement a suite of major reforms to fix the nation's teacher shortages, after all jurisdictions except WA rejected a landmark education funding agreement.
The majority of Australia's education ministers have called for the Albanese government to consider waiving Hecs debt for teaching degrees, increasing the number of commonwealth-supported university places and boosting the number of scholarships for students.
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