Pasi Sahlberg & Adrian Piccoli, The Guardian, 22 Feb 2022. The evidence is overwhelming that money matters in education, especially for disadvantaged students. Socio-economic segregation between schools has increased and the achievement gap between affluent and poorer children has widened.
Trevor Cobbold, SOS Australia, 13 Oct 2021. 700 private schools, including many of the most exclusive private schools, raked in $750 million despite many running surpluses of millions. It is icing on the cake of the billions in over-funding provided under Morrison’s special deals for private schools. Public schools were NOT ELIGIBLE.
Trevor Cobbold, Save Our Schools, 12 Jan 2021. The widespread perception that private schools deliver better results than public schools has taken another blow. A study of NAPLAN results shows that public schools do as well as private schools after differences in socio-economic background of students are considered. This is despite the large resource advantage of private schools.
Trevor Cobbold, Save Our Schools, 14 Feb 2021. This report shows that school funding in Australia is heavily biased against public schools.
The Conversation, 10 Nov 2019. Two out of every three students attend public schools, yet the Morrison government has ensure that 99% of public schools will not reach the Schooling Resource Standard by 2023. Why is this allowed to happen?
The Guardian, 8 Nov 2019. The teachers’ union says this is another slush fund for private schools, on top of the $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability fund for Catholic and independent schools (which also included money for drought-affected areas). But more than 80% of students in drought-effected areas attend public schools.
Trevor Cobbold, 13 June 2019. Dozens of studies show that money matters in education, especially for disadvantaged schools and students. Read
EduResearch Matters, 26 August 2019. In Australia, there is a staggering level of inequality between outcomes for students from high socioeconomic background and those from low socioeconomic background. Read the article here
Pasi Sahlberg, ABC News, 14 Aug 2019. Finnish educator and scholar, Prof Pasi Sahlberg, has advised education policymakers around the world. He knows we need to fix current inequalities in schools before educational excellence can truly be achieved. Read the article here
ABC News, 13 Aug 2019. Australia’s four richest schools spent more on new facilities and renovations than the poorest 1800 schools combined. The four wealthiest schools spent $402 million, teaching fewer than 13,000 students. The poorest 1800 schools spent less than $370 million, teaching 107,000 schools. Needs-based funding is a myth. Read the article here
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