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Amanda Stoker

Schools need right culture, not more dollars

There is a golden opportunity here for the Coalition to drive bold reform that goes to the heart of Australia’s future productivity, economic strength and social cohesion.

Amanda StokerFormer senator

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The Productivity Commission’s report into Australia’s education system confirms what most families already know: our school system is expensive and underperforming.

The traditional levers of more funding and increasing regulation have not delivered the improvements students deserve. It is time for greater creativity and political courage in the approach to making schools work.

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Amanda Stoker is a former senator and assistant minister to the Attorney General. She is the preselected LNP candidate for the Queensland state seat of Oodgeroo.

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