He basically said he didn't care about public schools. They were not where the educational elite were coming from. He only cared about private schools and he would continue to fund them and open up opportunities for them to take the kids out of the public education system. This is public resources being used for private privilege. And that movement has started because the government has pushed it too far.
People are prepared to tolerate helping people out.
With the freeing up of conditions of the private school sector and the enormous largesse of both the federal and state government, private schools are going into areas where traditionally there were none and setting fee levels to separate and marginalise that community. What they are doing is marketing on the fear that has been created by articles like those of the Daily Telegraph . The WSWS invites your comments. Please send e-mail .