In light of the federal government's recent political turmoil and leadership change, you may be wondering how the Gonski school funding reforms have been affected. Let us fill you in on the state of affairs as they now stand.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has released her plan for school funding reform as part of the federal government's National Plan for School Improvement. Here we summarise the key details of the government's proposed new funding scheme.

The Australian Education Bill has been introduced to parliament in response to the Gonski review of school funding.

The Coalition Government has revealed that it will repeal any legislation passed to introduce the Gonski reforms if elected next year.

The Victorian Parliament's Education and Training Committee released an inquiry into the education of gifted and talented students in late June. The committee found that, in its current state, gifted education is lacking in four main areas.

The New South Wales Government has announced a $24 million initiative to hire 200 additional teachers in 2012.

The Review of Funding for Schooling has found that Australian schools are failing to get the best results for their students. It made several recommendations to reform school funding priorities at a total cost of $5 billion.

The Baillieu government is threatening to deviate from the new national curriculum over its downplaying of language teaching.