Why funding changes for non-government schools don't go far enough

By Glenn Fahey
May 24 2020 - 7:00pm
There will be winners and losers under the federal government's means-tested funding changes for independent and Catholic schools, with some regional areas among those most affected. Photo: Shutterstock
There will be winners and losers under the federal government's means-tested funding changes for independent and Catholic schools, with some regional areas among those most affected. Photo: Shutterstock

Every shake-up of school funding creates controversy. And the new means-testing for school funding has put the spotlight on some disparities between regional schools and their inner-city counterparts. But all would be better off if we had a true market-based makeover.

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