The Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett, has announced the release of each state and territory’s 2011 Smarter Schools National Partnerships Progress Report. The reports detail progress and milestones achieved in the first six months of 2011 and are available on the Smarter Schools website.
With the Government’s acceptance of the Progress Reports, states and territories received $263.3 million in facilitation payments under the Low Socio-economic Status School Communities and Improving Teacher Quality National Partnerships.