Australia’s school funding system is broken. Here’s how to fix it
- Written by Glenn Savage, Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
As Australian students begin the final term of 2024, governments are in the middle of a bitter standoff over public school funding for next year.
The federal government has offered states and territories a 2.5% funding increase for schools to the tune of A$16 billion, but some are demanding 5%.
The deadline for states and territories to sign the...





