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

Shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek. Labor’s public education funding has drawn overall support from the AEU, despite a ‘concerning’ lack of timeline. Photograph: Sam Mooy/Getty Images

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”.