The Gillard Government has pledged to continue to encourage business to partner with schools to support Australian students. The Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett, today released the report, Realising Potential: Business Helping Schools to Develop Australia's Future, prepared by the Business-School Connections Roundtable, and set out the Government's response. "The education of our kids is the responsibility of the whole community, not just our schools. This report illustrates that business is ready, willing and able to work with schools to help students today and prepare them for the challenges of tomorrow," Mr Garrett said.
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