1 April 2014
The Mitchell Institute background paper was provided to panel members and forum participants as pre-reading for the Mitchell Institute New approaches to persistent problems policy forum held in November 2013.
The background paper looks at existing data and research to provide a snapshot of the:
- economic and social benefits of education
- context for education reform in Australia
- levels of government investment in education over the past decade
- data relating to school disengagement and socioeconomic status.
The paper argues for increased investment in the early years, and looks at the challenges of proposed funding formulas.
