State knows best

Parents and teachers are angry that the government has refused to appoint parents or teachers to the Correspondence School board.

According to the DomPost the Education Minister Steve Maharey announced a new-look board this week that did not include any staff memebers or parents.

The existing board had been appointed by the government two years ago as an interim measure.....parents and staff had hoped the new board would include representatives.

A senior staff member said education had suffered under the Government-appointed board. "There are still kids who haven't got work this year...."

Parent Angela McIntyre said it was disgraceful parents had not been given the opportunity to be on the board like face-to-face schools.

But Mr Maharey said parents and staff had been kept well-informed and a skills-based board was appropriate.

Defending this on National Radio yesterday he apprently said that the parents and teachers get copies of minutes from the meetings.

Let them eat cake.