Today, too many public, charter, and independent school sector leaders argue about which type of school is best able to serve children. (onechanceillinois.org)
Political expediency and self - interest are well to the fore as parliament starts to debate the plan, which is closer to the original Gonski model than present arrangements and would inject an extra A$ 18.6 billion in federal funding across the government, Catholic and independent school sectors over a decade. (theconversation.com)
Australia provides significant government funding to independent schools in addition to their traditional public schools; the idea is that all parents should get to choose what kind of school their children attend (and they do, so Australia has a huge independent school sector). (teached.org)