Gillard: Top graduates to work in toughest classrooms

(Friday 18 July 2008)

Education Minister Julia Gillard said that under new Federal Government plans, top university graduates would be recruited and given financial incentives to work in some of the nation's toughest classrooms.

Ms Gillard said she wanted more detailed school-by-school data showing the socio-economic make-up and numbers of disadvantaged children.

"There are schools that struggle with limited resources, trying to serve disadvantaged communities," Ms Gillard said.

"We need to re-establish in Australia something that the labour movement has long recognised: that there is no higher vocational calling than teaching," she said.

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