School funding
The funding data teachers say proves public schools are being dudded
Private schools are pocketing thousands of dollars more per student in taxpayer funding than “comparable” public campuses just down the road, according to new education union analysis.
- by Alex Crowe
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Families spend big on exam prep for scholarships and selective schools
Melbourne families are paying thousands of dollars for exam coaching to gain entry to selective schools or scholarship programs at private schools.
- by Alex Crowe
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Public schools are getting cash from charities – only to find it comes with a catch
Cash-strapped school principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money often came with “onerous” strings attached, making them not worth the effort.
- by Noel Towell
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State Parliament
NSW schools had money taken from them. Now we know how much
Under funding changes announced in 2021, principals were told they needed to spend any accumulated money. How much was taken can now be revealed.
- by Christopher Harris
The Sydney school debunking myths and bucking NAPLAN trends
The release of the latest literacy and numeracy results comes amid a stand-off between the federal education minister and his state counterparts over funding.
- by Lucy Carroll
School principals say they feel more like ‘grant appliers’ than educators in fight for funding
Public school principals have told researchers they feel more like fundraisers than educators as they fight in competitive tendering processes for government money.
- by Noel Towell
‘Disgraceful squabbling’: Students suffer as governments brawl over school billions
The Victorian government is bristling after Canberra tied federal funding to school reforms including mandatory phonics tests. Education advocates want an end to the stoush.
- by Noel Towell
NSW schools face missing out on billions in clash over funding
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has given the states a deadline of the end of September to indicate if they will accept a new 10-year school funding deal.
- by Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
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Victorian budget
The elite schools hardest hit by Victoria’s payroll tax change
Some high-fee schools will pay more in taxes than they get in state funding, according to opposition analysis. Find out which ones here.
- by Rachel Eddie
This Sydney school science lab has shut down until there is money to fix it. How did it come to this?
The problems at one northern beaches school are just the tip of the iceberg as the state education system grapples with budget cuts and frozen funds.
- by Lucy Carroll
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ALP
Leaked letters show MP’s ‘considerable unease’ over Labor’s private school tax hike
The controversial state government plan has drawn criticism from one of its own members, who also voted for it in parliament.
- by Annika Smethurst
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