Coalition clear as mud on funding

By Jo Earp
Published July 24, 2013

THE school funding reform picture has become a little clearer in terms of the Federal Government's negotiations with states ...

This story appeared in the August 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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Coalition clear as mud on funding

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