The parents of students attending private schools pay taxes. So, why should their children be denied a share of the education dollar? Yet every dollar provided to a private school is a dollar not available to invest in public schools. Public schools teach two-thirds of Australian students but only get one-third of the funding.
Speakers for: Chris Bonnor (retired secondary school principal and author), Shane Maloney (novelist and essayist) & Beatrice Duong (one of Victoria’s top high school debaters).
Amanda Vanstone (former federal education minister), Michelle Green (chief executive of Independent Schools) & Andrew Elder (Year 12 student at Scotch College).
Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St, City.
Entry $20/$12.