Briefing paper
Fully funding private schools is no solution to inequity in education
This paper looks at alternative funding models as a way forward to increase equity in education in Australian schools.
Working paper
Labor's Gonski model: the national plan for school improvement
This working paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Gonski funding model by the Labor Government in 2013. It analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the model.
Briefing paper
Nobel Prize Committee says money matters in education
This research brief reviews the statement in support of the Nobel Prize for Economics for 2021 by the Prize Committee. The statement highlights the extensive empirical evidence that increased expenditure on education can improve test scores and future earnings, especially for disadvantaged students.
Working paper
A review of the Gonski school funding inquiry and report
This working paper is a comprehensive review of the original Gonski Inquiry and its report on school funding in Australia. It analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the funding model recommended by the report.
Working paper
The unwinding of Gonksi - Part 3: Morrison abandons needs-based funding
This paper provide a comprehensive review of how the Morrison Government completed the demolition of the Gonski school funding model begun by the Abbott Government and continued by the Turnbull Government.