Gonski 2.0
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Policy & Reform
What students really think of you
UNICEF Australia is worried about our school students. First, an October report from the global chapter of the UN child…
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Podcasts
‘Australia’s founders wouldn’t have wanted this’: a case for secular education
Professor Marion Maddox is disappointed with the government. She is worried their injection of extra funds into independent and Catholic…
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Podcasts
An alt-take on Morrison’s school funding announcement
Sector politics has long plagued school funding. But with the federal government's announcement of an extra $4.571 billion for independent schools,…
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News
Amid #libspill, NSW teachers cry out for funds
How would schools fare under a Peter Dutton-led government? According to the NSW Teachers Federation, they couldn't do much worse…
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In The Classroom
Why teaching should be like medicine
What do a doctor and a teacher have in common? Potentially nothing, yet Professor Geoff Masters would like them to share…
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Policy & Reform
Budget 2018: Government walks the Gonski talk
As expected, the 2018 Budget has delivered cash for the latest education reforms, the most notable of which is Gonski 2.0. The…
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Policy & Reform
Gonski report branded ‘quite radical in parts’
Gonski has once again hit the headlines. This time, however, a school funding aggregate focus has been sidelined to debate how the…
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Policy & Reform
Education spending ‘incoherent’: Mitchell Institute
An education policy and research body has rebuked the government for its approach to sector funding, calling it "disjointed". Victoria…
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News
Rural student schools Birmo: don’t ‘play the blame game’
Geordie Brown sat his last HSC exam on Friday. Last night, he faced a different, albeit similarly daunting ordeal: the…
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Policy & Reform
Who are the people steering our children’s futures?
According to who you speak to, Gonski 2.0 may be a godsend. But it's how that money is spent that's…
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