BRISBANE, Queensland, May 9 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Education and the Arts
The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek
A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND
Less red tape and more time for teachers
* The Crisafulli Government is freeing up teachers to spend more time in the classroom with three new red tape reduction initiatives announced today.
* Recruitment pathways, communication guidelines and extra classroom time to help drive down the administration burden on teachers, key suggestions out of more than 15,000 consultation responses.
* A Red Tape Action Plan will now be developed to outline clear steps to reduce the administrative burden on teachers by 25 percent, delivering on a key election c...