The current level of inconsistency and divisiveness in the funding systems for government and non-government schools indicates a clear need for reforming school funding in Australia. Widespread dissatisfaction with the current arrangements has been documented across the education sector. Forty percent of respondents in an Essential Research poll in 2009 said that the system for...

Strong Voices, seeks primarily to address the power imbalance – to move it away from systems and bureaucracy and towards people with disability, their families and carers. It is a plan, not just for Government, but for the whole community, to change the way disability is considered as an issue. It is now time that...

This paper argues for new institutional arrangements, such as the establishment of a federal schools commission to coordinate school funding.

This report reinforces the importance of the transition to school for children from families with complex support needs. For all children and families, but particularly for those with complex support needs, the transition to school is a time of both opportunity and vulnerability.

The research report, From opportunity to outcomes. The changing role of public schooling in Australia and national funding arrangements, was commissioned by the government departments responsible for school education in all states and territories, with the exception of NSW. Its purpose is to understand the role of public education in Australia and to provide advice...