Resourcing schools in Australia

A proposal for the restructure of public funding

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02 July 2010In the context of a major Review of Funding for Schooling in Australia, this proposal responds to fundamental issues related to funding, such as the principles against which funding should be measured and the most effective means of distributing resources. It is the latest in a body of thinking dating back several years and a call to action by Education Foundation (now a division of The Foundation for Young Australians) which seeks to stimulate discussion, thinking and policy change to improve the conditions for equity and quality of Australian schooling.

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/21907
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