Bobby. wrote on Apr 22
nd, 2013 at 10:13pm:
Hi Swag,
well I think all the State leaders will agree to it because most of them are broke too.
None of them had any money for Gonski.
Funny how Gonski recommended about 5.5 billion dollars to assist with upgrading and improving the education system in Australia
The fine print included about 1.8 billion to the elite private school system
I wonder how many politicians send their children to the public school system (which educates about 70% of the students in Australia)
Indeed, I wonder which school Gonski's children attend
Why is the tax payer providing funding for a SO CALLED private education???? And why is the tax payer funding religious based schools - which include catholic, Jewish and Islamic schools etc???
And these religious schools can circumvent the anti-discrimination act by refusing to employ teachers that dont meet religious criteria.
Gonski's recommendations are fine provided that private education system is left out of the money loop.