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More money for private schools won't make Australia's education fairer, no matter how you split it

  • Written by Jessica Gerrard, Senior lecturer, University of Melbourne
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In recent days the federal government announced a new funding formula for non-government schools. Called the Direct Measure of Income, the formula will base the level of government funding on school parents’ incomes rather than the socioeconomic profile of where they live.

Education minister Dan Tehan said the changes will make...

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