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## Dr David Hastie

Associate Professor David Hastie is Deputy Vice President, Development, at Alphacrucis University College.

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### [School education shouldn’t be battle of public v private](https://news.ac.edu.au/school-education-shouldnt-be-battle-of-public-v-private)

6/3/23, 3:22 pm

Time to admit, our current national vision for school education is a complete dog’s breakfast. It is clear that if we don’t act now, we are plunging towards a divided society. However the current crisis in Australian schooling is not caused by crisis of funding, but a confusion of narrative.

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