Equity and Influence in the Funding of Schools

Matthew P. Sinclair is a Lecturer in the School of Education at RMIT University, Australia.

• Series Editors’ ForewordPrologue 1. The Australian Schooling Landscape 2. The Winding Road to School Funding Revolution 3. How is School Funding Policy Made? Critical Moments in the Development of the Review of Funding for Schooling (2011) 4. Spheres of Funding Policy Influence: Backroom Deals, Elections, School Sectors, and Policy (mis)Enactment 5. A New Exploratory Theory for Influencing School Funding Policy Toward Equity6. Insights and Recommendations for the Future: A Path Towards More Equitable School Funding PolicyEpilogueReferences

This book focuses on the intractable equity issues associated with government funding for schools. It exposes the power dynamics of a fateful policy phase. The front and back policy stories are suffused with optimism and cynicism—seldom benign and always politically calculated. Potential equity turning points are identified. A revealing read for policy researchers and campaigners alike.