Funding
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Kathy Lette: My favourite school teacher
With a history dating back to the Public Instruction Act of 1880, Australia’s state-resourced and run public education system is…
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The battle for public education
Those who care about public education, both as a principle and as an indispensable part of our democracy, must be…
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Unions call for Budget to address housing costs
Education unions are urging the government to use it’s federal budget to tackle worsening inequality across schools and early childhood…
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Victorian budget delivers $5.5b for education
The Victorian Budget delivers more than $5.5 billion in new education spending, including major upgrades to schools, expanded early‑childhood services…
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New primary school, $100m upgrades for NSW
Hundreds of schools in NSW have been refurbished ready for Term 2 in a $103 million ‘maintenance blitz’, as one…
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The $38bn infrastructure divide: AEU
The AEU has launched a national inquiry into public school infrastructure, revealing that over 20,000 demountable classrooms in Australia have…
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‘Free’ public schools ask parents to pay
Victorian parents are increasingly being asked to make financial contributions to their children’s – supposedly free – public schools.
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The economic argument for private schools
When we think of independent schools, we picture classrooms, teachers and their students immersed in learning.
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Public school funding doesn’t add up
A new report questions a key federal government claim that Australian public schools will be fully funded by 2034 under an agreement…
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‘Crisis of fairness’ in NSW public schools
NSW has a “crisis of fairness” in its public school system, an ex-Department of Education secretary has claimed, with a…
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