Labor’s education report card is one step forward, two steps back
Efforts to put strict conditions on additional school funding to the states to improve outcomes have already been undercut by creating an alibi for failure.
Amid the usual clamour to “show us the money”, Queensland has signed the federal government’s agreement for it to “fully fund” its public schools. And not a moment too soon – with the budget to be delivered Tuesday night and a federal election following shortly thereafter.
This represents a step forward in some ways, and backwards in others.
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Trisha Jha is a research fellow in the education program at the Centre for Independent Studies.
