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February 17, 2022

Education is a human right, but for most asylum seekers in Australia, university is an impossible dream

Melanie Baak, University of South Australia; Bruce Johnson, University of South Australia, and Joel Windle, University of South Australia

Asylum seekers in Australia who arrived by boat mainly hold temporary visas. If they want to attend university, they have to pay international fees.

Parents don’t care which school is public or private, they just want the one with the best resources and facilities for their child. Flickr/Alpha

April 26, 2015

School choice: no great love for the private path, but parents follow the money

Joel Windle, Monash University

If private schools offer little academic value over public schools, why do 35% of Australian parents continue to choose to pay the hefty fees rather than sending their child to the local state school…

School funding is under the microscope for the first time in nearly 40 years. torres21

February 20, 2012

Gonski review: experts respond

Joel Windle, Monash University; Ian Hay, University of Tasmania; Jim McMorrow, University of Sydney; John Halsey, Flinders University, and Kanishka Jayasuriya, University of Adelaide

A much-anticipated review of Australian school funding, spearheaded by businessman David Gonski, was handed to the Gillard government today. We asked Australian education experts to respond to the report’s…

Pupils at this charter school appreciate President Obama’s support, but it’s not the only option. Flickr/The White House

June 27, 2011

Don’t play the market when it comes to children’s education

Joel Windle, Monash University and Christopher Lubienski, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Education policy in the United States is paved with some glaring failures. Despite this, many Australian reformers are looking west for inspiration, as the Gonski review of education funding is carried…

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