The funding of Indigenous education through special purpose supplementation: an historical overview

Helen Walsh, Tess Lea*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

It reveals that when many new programs come on board, they do not represent additional money, rather re-labelling of old. This report concludes that targeted Federal Government funding designed to 'close the gap' in Indigenous education has effectively been 'frozen' for years. It reveals that when many new programs come on board, they do not represent additional money, rather re-labelling of old. The distribution of money to state and territory governments, and eligible organisations is often stalled by confusing red tape. With a particular focus on how this money has been spent in the Northern Territory, the report calls for more transparent government reporting and further research to assess what funds are needed to enhance Indigenous education.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationDarwin
PublisherSchool for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University
Number of pages60
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSSPR Discussion Paper

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