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Australian public school funding falls behind private schools as states fail to meet targets
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2023
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I'm not knowledgeable enough to be able to say whether the burden of funding for schools should be on states or the federal government, though at least with the states holding the majority of the burden it means that federal LNP governments aren't totally fucking up education for everyone.
That said, the only acceptable funding model (regardless of where the money comes from) is a base rate per student no matter what school they're in, then additional funding for public schools only.
No. If your school turns a profit you get nothing. No more corporate welfare
If your school mandates a religion you get nothing. God Will provide…
I am ok with the government giving money to private schools. I personally never went to one, and my kids don't either.
But every kid is entitled to $x per year funding. Some parents are rich enough to contribute more above that, but they still entitled to the same government funding that every other kid gets.
You can't on one hand say 'tax the rich', then a minute later deny them services. That would be unfair.
The rich people's kids are entitled to public education.
If you make education system based on class you're going to deepen the social divide. This is already happening. People in power will advocate for private schools because that is where their kids go.