In 2016, Prime Minster Turnbull suggested that education funding should shift from the federal government to the states if they are able to raise more revenue under his proposed tax plan. The plan was opposed by the Labor and Green parties who argued that it would abandon the need-based funding reforms put in place after the Gonski report was released in 2012. Without federal funding, they argued, states with economically disadvantaged students would fall further behind. Proponent argue that the Department of Education is too large and states would do a better job of managing schools.
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Response rates from 34.8k Adelaide voters.
37% Yes |
63% No |
37% Yes |
63% No |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 34.8k Adelaide voters.
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Unique answers from Adelaide voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B28STLD1mo1MO
Should be a combination of the 2 to decide where funding goes. Don't just provide more funding where kids are performing, add funding where it's needed, high teacher turnover and other indicators of a school needing support.
@528VPLM4yrs4Y
By and large schools are useless - I would recommend the government gets rid of them
@526HK5F4yrs4Y
Some basics should remain centralised, including distribution of water, food, shelter, education and health-care. States should put forth their best plans for delivering high standards of schooling. It appears likely a better model would be central-state collaboration for both education and health. For example, it is incredulous that Australia has 9 different laws regarding abortion in the country in the 21st century!!
@4ZMJZ4C4yrs4Y
The education system needs an overhaul. We are teaching kids to confirm and live in fear just like most adults do. To not think for themselves and question everything they are being taught.
@B2WNKZ61wk1W
Having been involved in this issue as a senior public servant I can't give a short answer. The ANTA model developed in the early 1990s for vocational education was an excellent model that did not survive John Howard.
@B2QXMSG2wks2W
First University course should be free/government funded, anything after that should fall under HECS debt
@B2QDW8W2wks2W
School Funding should be jointly funded by both the Federal Government AND State/Territory Government, as the responsibility for School Funding should not be left solely on one or the other alone. Both Federal and each State/Territory Governments should discuss how they can go about funding schools as being a joint-funding thing.
@B2PYKDQ2wks2W
Department of Education should be managed by the states, however with reforms and legislation in place to ensure the schools at risk get the assistance they need
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