The Balancing Act: Issues in the Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia.

The article focuses on the policy forum which is committed to explore the issues in the debate on the funding mechanism supporting the schools in Australia. It says that the nature of private education in Australia and Great Britain was compared by Ryan and Sibieta. It adds that the cost-effectiveness of expenditures on government schools was investigated by Jensen, Reichl and Kemp. Moreover, the social benefits of government-supported and independent schooling were reviewed by Daniels.