Proposals are in the pipeline for science centres,performing arts spaces and new sports complexes.
The Victorian government has quietly cut funding for provisional psychologists in state schools,making it even harder for young Victorians to access mental health support.
University High in Parkville will move year 9 students to a CBD campus next year due to overcrowding,but parents say the government is dragging its feet on a permanent solution to the booming student population.
The Commonwealth will review its funding of a top private school after The Age revealed the school was splashing $85 million on a new sports complex.
While public schools are starved of resources and private school remain overfunded,let’s cut to the chase.
Australia has far more private schools than most other countries in the OECD,so it is not surprising we spend more money on them.
An OECD comparison of education funding reveals the Australian government is spending more on private schools and less on public schools than other countries.
Private schools are pocketing thousands of dollars more per student in taxpayer funding than “comparable” public campuses just down the road,according to new education union analysis.
Melbourne families are paying thousands of dollars for exam coaching to gain entry to selective schools or scholarship programs at private schools.
Cash-strapped school principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money often came with “onerous” strings attached,making them not worth the effort.
Under funding changes announced in 2021,principals were told they needed to spend any accumulated money. How much was taken can now be revealed.