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John Kaye is a Greens member of the NSW Legislative Council
REPORT RELEASED: Inquiry into the provision of education to students with a disability or special needs
The NSW Legislative Council committee reviewing the education for students with special needs handed down its report on 19 July 2010.
Read the report HERE
John was a member of the committee and commented:
"Students with disabilities and other special needs only thrive when they get the intensive teacher time to address their individual requirements. The Keneally government's constraints on funding have denied many children those opportunities and placed unacceptable stress on teachers and parents.
The committee recommended that the: "NSW Government substantially increase funding for students with disabilities and special needs in NSW Governmen tschools to ensure all students have equitable access to education."
In all the committee made 31 recommendations.
Read John's comments in the Sydney Morning Herald HERE
Recent News
Power need forecasts kick hole in case for sell-off and new stations
The annual forecast of electricity supply and demand issued by the Australian Energy Market Operator shows yet again that NSW does not need new coal-fired power stations or privatisation to keep the lights on, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. ('Southern states better off than Queensland in power forecast', SMH Business Day 1 September p.3, http://bit.ly/smh100901)
NSW Labor should get out of the way of pokies reform
The Keneally government's determination to stop sensible moves to reduce the harm inflicted by poker machines is yet another demonstration of their addiction to tax revenue from gambling and their inability to stand up to the bullying of the pubs and clubs lobby, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Ad cuts put health gains at risk
The Greens described the 25 percent cut in anti-tobacco advertising expenditure as short-sighted and callous. ('Anger as state cuts anti-smoking ad budget by $5m' SMH 27 August page 6, http://bit.ly/smh100827)
Newspoll points to troubled times for NSW
Analysis of the latest Newspoll voting intention survey for NSW suggests that the state's Upper House will not be able to put the brakes on the worst aspects of a Coalition government, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
O'Farrell should join Greens, govt to vote against Burqa ban bill
The Greens today welcomed Premier Kristina Keneally's announcement that the NSW government would vote against Christian Democrat Fred Nile's burqa ban bill, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Private schools should be accountable for public funding
Figures showing massive cash surpluses for some of the NSW's wealthiest private schools are yet another reason for insisting on greater public transparency, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Keneally government fails overcrowded public schools
Public high schools like Killara and Arthur Phillip in Parramatta are bursting at the seams but the Keneally government has no building program to provide more capacity and no plan to help surrounding public schools take some of the burden, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW Coalition fails to back action on heart disease
The refusal of the NSW Coalition to support mandatory reductions in salt, fat and sugar content in fast foods and point-of-sale labelling is a bad sign for the future of the battle against obesity and heart disease in NSW, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW govt lacks vision for a zero carbon future
The Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan launched in Sydney last night shows that the barriers to slashing the 60 million tonnes of CO2 produced each year by NSW's electricity generators are political, not technical.
NSW govt pushes ahead with new coal power without climate study
The Keneally government has failed to analyse the climate impacts of two new coal-fired power stations despite granting planning approval for them, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
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