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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Australian public schools must be fully funded ‘as soon as possible’, independent review finds

School students
A review prepared to inform the National School Reform Agreement features seven key recommendations to improve equity, wellbeing and the teaching workforce. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Australia’s education ministers must fully fund public schools as “soon as possible” and increase transparency on where finances are directed, an independent expert education panel has recommended.

The panel’s review informing the upcoming National School Reform Agreement (NSRA), released on Monday, made seven key recommendations to improve equity, wellbeing and the teaching workforce.

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