Australian David Gonski noticed that there were some
gaps in the funding for the states of this country when it dealt with
education. He was working with the Federal Government to review what needed to
be changed with the education funding or the system as a whole. He noticed that
the country as a whole is not putting the adequate amount of money into
education. He also noticed that some states get more funding for their schools
than other poorer places. The review of the funding of education was completed
in 2011 and this was a eye opener for most people. The most important gap that
was seen in this review is that there is a gap between the achievements of
students in different states. Some students were not at the same level of reading
as other students the same age that were in richer schools. In the article it
talks about if Australia does not put in action the reform that Gonski created
that the public schools would get 390 million dollars less next year. There was
one man, John-Paul Langbroek, who was not fond of the new
funding. It talked about in the article how he was going to change the
workplace agreements so the teachers and other school officials could not
protest the new funding for education. The article explains that Mr. Langbroek
is also the Queensland Minister of Education, and yet he still does not want
any changes in the school system in his area.
It was a surprise that a country like Australia could
have big problems like this and keep it hidden for so long. It was time that
something changed for those students in the different states. It is a shame
that students are not on the same playing field with their education because
the funding was not fair. The article does not talk about why people decided to
create this reform now, which would have been very important to talk about. When
reading the article it just seems very random that a businessman and the Federal
Government decided to change problems in the funding this year. The consequence
of not following through with this reform is very serious to the life of the
public schools. It looks like there could be something done other than taking
that much money away from them. Some areas don’t have enough funds to begin
with so why take more money away from them? In the article it explains the one
man who does not want a new reform to happen. The article should have explained
his reasoning for not liking the new reform. He could have had a very good
reason why he did not want his area to be affected by the reform. Overall it
may be time that Australia changes some things in their education so that
everyone has an equal chance.
Source:
Ashley Roberts
4/5/2013
11:03 am
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