Labor faces backlash over school funding promise
Critics argue new education reforms fall short, sparking debate over unmet promises and the urgent need for equitable school funding
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'A national trend': School funds allegedly being funnelled into burgeoning bureaucracies
Principals claim a nationwide trend is diverting vital school funds to bureaucracy, leaving disadvantaged students struggling for essential resources
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WA public schools to lose out on $1.8bn under new agreement
The new agreement ensures the state's schools will remain under-funded for the next five years, public school advocates warn
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Doubts hang over government's plan for school reforms
The Federal Government's announcement of the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement has received a lukewarm response
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‘Unfair, incoherent, and wasteful’: Calls to overhaul school funding model
The admission by some private schools that many grandparents pay school fees is also an admission they are over-funded, a new analysis claims
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School funding increases continue to favour private schools – new data
New figures reveal a stark disparity in government funding increases between public, Catholic, and private schools between 2009-2022
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Equitable funding in Australia’s schools just took a step closer to becoming reality
The Educator looks at the reactions from Australia's school sectors to the news that all NT public schools will be fully and fairly funded by 2029
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Private schools had biggest decline in PISA results, data shows
Falls in private and Catholic schools' test scores were far bigger than for their public counterparts, a new analysis shows
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Full funding for all public schools must happen urgently – independent review
The independent expert panel says public schools must be fully funded to combat growing inequality
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Equity must be core focus of education reform, says expert
The Educator speaks to Trevor Cobbold, national convenor of Save Our Schools