Public funding of education was cut in Australia during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as most of the OECD did the opposite, according to a new report.
abc.net.au/news/australia-education-funding-went-backwards-during-covid-oecd/101497104Australian governments cut education spending during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as most of the OECD did the opposite, according to a new report.
As in previous years, the report shows by proportion, Australia has one of the largest private school sectors in the world. In 2020 and 2021, many students learnt from home before being able to return to school as lockdowns eased. "At a time when schools and students were doing it extraordinarily tough as we got into the worst of the pandemic, they needed support."
The AEU's Meredith Peace says Australia's education funding model puts too much public money into private schools.
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