The Public Education Foundation is involved in public education advocacy and contributes to discussions on education policy issues. Our role is to promote Australia’s high quality public education system as an essential part of an equitable and socially cohesive society.
“Research overwhelmingly shows that disadvantage is not only the significant factor in student performance but also in a country’s international education rankings. It’s only through equity in education that we can excel as a nation.”
David Hetherington, Public Education Foundation Executive Director
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What Price the Gap? Education and Inequality in Australia
ISSUES PAPER: 3 April 2018 Growing inequality in education costs Australia billions The Public Education Foundation’s new Issues Paper “What Price the Gap? Education and Inequality in Australia” reveals that growing educational inequality over the [...]
