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Our failing school system doesn’t need more money

5 December 2019

1:30 PM

5 December 2019

1:30 PM

Put to the test in terms of the education’s systems 3 Es — excellence, equity, and efficiency — Australia has largely been found wanting.

The OECD-run Programme for International Student Assessment reports on reading, maths, and science performance of 15-year-olds around the world every three years.

The results, while very disappointing, will come as no surprise to anyone that has been paying close attention to Australian schooling of late.

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