Tag Archives: Save Our Schools

TREVOR COBBOLD. Gonski 2.0 is a Fiasco

Posted on 6 June 2017

The Turnbull Government’s Gonski 2.0 funding plan is a fiasco. Public schools will remain under-funded and there will be a massive increase in over-funding of private schools. The Education Amendment Bill before the Parliament to implement Gonski 2.0 should be … Continue reading →

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TREVOR COBBOLD. How has education come to this?

Posted on 20 April 2017

For a country that prides itself on the egalitarian ethos of a ‘fair go’ for all, the latest results from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are a distressing reminder that many are not getting a fair go … Continue reading →

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TREVOR COBBOLD. The Barnett Government Has Slashed Funding for Public Schools

Posted on 7 March 2017

The claims by the Western Australian Government that it has massively increased school funding in recent years are highly misleading. The fact is that the Barnett Government has taken to the axe to funding of public schools while boosting its … Continue reading →

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TREVOR COBBOLD. Resource Gaps Between Advantaged & Disadvantaged Schools Among the Largest in the World

Posted on 16 February 2017

Disadvantaged students in Australia are being denied equal opportunities to learn because they have less access to qualified teachers and material resources than advantaged students. The gaps in access to education resources between advantaged and disadvantaged schools in Australia are … Continue reading →

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TREVOR COBBOLD. Labor Again Exposed as Morally Bankrupt on Private School Overfunding

Posted on 6 February 2017

An unholy alliance between Tanya Plibersek and Tony Abbott on overfunding of private schools was again revealed this week. Labor’s position on overfunding was exposed as morally bankrupt, cynical and at complete odds with its supposed support for the principle … Continue reading →

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TREVOR COBBOLD. Birmingham misleads on School Funding and Outcomes

Posted on 25 January 2017

Improving the results of disadvantaged students is the major challenge facing Australian education.  Yet, the Minister continues to wilfully ignore the extensive research evidence demonstrating that increasing funding for disadvantaged students is critical to improving outcomes. Five major academic studies … Continue reading →

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