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Revenues for Michigan’s districts have failed to keep pace with inflation and the evolving needs of today’s students.
We know more students are going to private schools, even though fees can be steep and families might need outside help to afford them.
The budget papers included a significant announcement about funding for school students with disabilities.
Rich Kid, Poor Kid highlights the urgency and devastation of the school funding problem in Australia.
Ontario educators in a recent study discuss how underfunding affects day-to-day schooling, and places a burden on families for fees and fundraising.
Public school funding could take a hit if the US Supreme Court opens the door to religious charter schools, a scholar of education law argues.
In some good news for Australian students, there is now a firm plan to ‘fully fund’ public schools by 2034.
During the election we can expect to hear about school funding. This is one of the most contentious areas of education policy – and one voters care deeply about.
The results of the reforms will not be felt for some time. Underfunded schools will continue to be underfunded for years to come.
Queensland remains the only state still to join the agreement, which ties federal funding to schools to specific measures, such as phonics checks.
How states fund their schools may matter more in the coming years as the Trump administration prepares to change the federal government’s role in education spending.
As school ‘funding wars’ roll into next year, many Australians may not realise the federal government hasn’t always contributed to school funding.
A lack of supports to foster student success has yielded significant dissatisfaction for teachers and many other professionals integral to healthy schools, like educational assistants.
Amendment 80 could set up a court challenge that may open up the use of public funding for private schools.
Our research shows some New South Wales public school students are being asked to pay for their health and physical education lessons. And those who cannot are missing out.
As Australian students begin the final term for 2024, governments are in the middle of a standoff over public school funding for next year.
The bill aims to set a new “floor” for how much the federal government contributes towards public school funding in Australia. But key states remain unhappy.
The federal education minister has warned ‘stubborn’ states they could miss out on extra funds if they don’t agree to the current offer on school reform.
The ‘Better and Fairer Schools Agreement’ is a new funding agreement that will have significant power shaping what happens in schools until 2034.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Education, Victoria University
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Research Chair in Education and Director of the Centre for International Research on Education Systems, Victoria University