 Right around the country, kids are going back to school and they'll be so excited about meeting their new teachers and getting underway for the school year. But you know what would be more exciting? Fully funding our public schools. Right around the country, 2.6 million kids are missing out on the full funding that they deserve because only 1.3% of our public schools are fully funded. That means that schools don't have the resources to give kids the support that they need. Meanwhile, 98% of private schools in this country are overfunded. That means that they get more public money than they need. Sounds crazy right? And the really crazy thing is how simple it is to fix the problem. $6.6 billion. That's all it would take to fully fund every public school around the country so that every kid in a public school has access to the teachers, resources and classroom support that they need to thrive. $6.6 billion is only a third of what the government gives to private fee-charging schools. Hardly seems fair, does it? Federal, state and territory ministers will be negotiating the next round of funding deals for schools in the next few months. If you want to ensure that every public school kid has access to the fully funded education that they deserve, call your state and territory education minister or the federal minister, Jason Clare. Tell them that they must fully fund our public schools at the start of the next National School Reform Agreement in January 2025. Together we can save our public schools.