We’ve been saying for a long time that public schools are under-funded. As this article in the Age makes clear, the other side of the coin is that many wealthy private schools are over-funded. According to the article, “The true extent of taxpayer overfunding of private schools has been laid bare in new figures, showing schools

This is a critical year for school funding, as bilateral agreements between Federal and state governments need to be re-negotiated. The Age reported today on the agreement negotiated between the West Australian and Federal governments. According to the article: Five states have banded together to demand the federal government double how much extra cash it

The Age reported today on the high cost of schooling in Victoria compared to other states. The article details a range of items from public transport to laptops that cost parents hundreds of dollars in Victoria, but are free or subsidised in other states. Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy is quoted in the article: Gail

An article in the Age yesterday focused on the ‘accounting tricks’ that shortchanged Victorian government schools $1.7 billion last year. According to the article: Victorian public schools were shortchanged more than $1.7 billion last year under little-known loopholes and accounting tricks that economists warn are still allowing the states to underfund public schools. The Commonwealth