MEDIA RELEASES 2010-2008

21-07-10: Coalition’s Skewed Scattergun Shot at Education Tax Break Misses Mark

Peter Garrigan, National President of the Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO), today noted that the title of the Coalition’s release, “Real action to help families meet school costs” is as misleading as the contents and proposals are misdirected and ill-conceived. “For a start this grab-bag of proposals will self-evidently do little or nothing to provide a much needed helping hand to those families who through no fault of their own are doing it very tough in their efforts to provide their children with the education opportunities that every child deserves,” Peter noted … MS Word format | PDF format

20-07-10: Proposed National Trade Cadetships Build Australia’s Skills for the 21st Century

“Peter Garrigan, national president of the Australian Council of State School Organisations, today greeted the proposal by Julia Gillard to establish a program of national trade cadetships as an important and valuable further contribution to building our nation’s skills to meet the needs of our forward development and prosperity in the 21st Century” … MS Word format | PDF format

13-07-10: Australia’s public school parents applaud Prime Minister’s extension of education tax break for families doing it tough

“ACSSO National President Peter Garrigan confirmed today that the parents of the some 2.4 million young people attending Australia’s public primary and secondary schools have put their full support behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s pledge to extend the education tax break in ways that will provide significant and much-needed assistance to those families doing it tough, in their efforts to provide their children with the best possible educational opportunities” … MS Word format | PDF format

18-06-10: Parents applaud Minister’s Working Party to advise on My School Website

“ACSSO’s national President, Peter Garrigan, congratulated Education Minister Gillard on the establishment of a Working Party to advise on how the My School website can be developed further to promote school improvement and enhance the educational performance of every student” … MS Word format | PDF format

18-03-10: Parents Applaud Rudd Government’s School Infrastructure Initiative

“The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) met last weekend in Canberra. During their meeting they also participated in interactive sessions with the Australian Parents Council and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) which covered the current educational issues including Indigenous Education, Early Childhood, the Australian Curriculum and the Low SES national Partnership initiatives” … MS Word format | PDF format

11-10-09: National Education Conference 2009

“The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) and the Australian Parents Council (APC) are proud to present a truly National Education Conference to consider and explore issues bearing on the effective learning and positive personal development of young people in school communities in all parts of Australia” … MS Word format | PDF format

03-02-09: Parents Applaud Rudd Government’s School Infrastructure Initiative

“The best investment any government can make towards our future prosperity is to invest in the education of all our young people,” said ACSSO President Steve Carter, responding to the Rudd Governments $14.7 billion infrastructure program. “That is the leverage point for nation building” … MS Word format | PDF format

22-10-08: Australia’s Hard Working School Parents Recognised in National Awards – State Winners Announced

Dedicated school parents across the nation have been recognised by judges including Federal Minister for Education and Deputy Prime Minister The Hon. Julia Gillard MP in this years The Australian Womens Weekly Paradise Foods P&C Awards, with a list of state winners and runner-ups released on 22 October … MS Word format | PDF format

13-10-08: Parents Endorse Plan for National Education Authority

ACSSO is delighted to support the establishment of the National Education Authority to bring together responsibility for curriculum, testing and reporting at the national level … MS Word format | PDF format

14-05-08: Parents Back Budget

Australias peak council for parent and citizen groups has backed the education budget, describing it as a thoughtful plan that addressed key issues without heating up the economy … MS Word format | PDF format

18-02-08: Parents Excited by Labor’s Momentous Family Bureau Decision

Parent organisations have praised Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement that Labor will fund a dedicated Bureau to build closer ties between parents and schools across the country … MS Word format | PDF format