There is an historic opportunity to reform our school funding arrangements and a school funding system which is one of the most complex, opaque and confusing in the developed world, argues this submission. This submission provides further evidence to the Review of Funding for Schooling in response to the key areas outlined in the December...

This survey of over 11,000 Australian public school principals and teachers which shows: Teachers overwhelmingly believe the best way to lift student outcomes is to cut class sizes and increase the individual attention every child receives. The under-funding of public schools has led to higher teacher and principal workloads and a reliance on fundraising by...

This brief paper outlines the key areas for action to improve the outcomes for Indigenous students and their communities.

In the context of Education Minister Julia Gillard's interest in emulating Joel Klein's 'Children First' school assessment model in New York City, this paper argues that the model has not produced remarkable outcomes, and it will not address the issues of inequity and achievement in the Australian education system.