Our bad report card holds an opportunity too good to miss

By Kelsey Munro
Updated February 1 2017 - 11:23am, first published January 7 2017 - 12:00am
The way schools are currently funded is contributing to inequality. Photo: Janie Barrett
The way schools are currently funded is contributing to inequality. Photo: Janie Barrett
Illustration: John Shakespeare
Illustration: John Shakespeare
Australia's poor report card should be the trigger for turning around our education system. Illustration: Matt Davidson.
Australia's poor report card should be the trigger for turning around our education system. Illustration: Matt Davidson.

Amid the gloomy drumbeat of bad news from the end of 2016, Australia's slipping education results in international tests might have just been another bummer.