Prime Minister Rudd has received general applause for his education policy announced today. And with good reason too, he wants greater transparency, sack slack teachers etc. However I can't help feeling uneasy about this. He is the Prime Minister, not a state Premier. The states still run the schools. The plan may start out OK but a decade down the track don't be surprised if confusion between two governments leads to a mess like hospitals.
To those who say the Commonwealth has a responsibility to step in if state governments fail I say why? Ineffective state governments can be changed by voters at election time. If the feds bail out slack states then there is less likelihood of a change in government. Considering that all state governments are currently Labor maybe thats one of the real aims of this policy.
To those who say the Commonwealth has a responsibility to step in if state governments fail I say why? Ineffective state governments can be changed by voters at election time. If the feds bail out slack states then there is less likelihood of a change in government. Considering that all state governments are currently Labor maybe thats one of the real aims of this policy.
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