The ‘independent reviews’ are coming: first up, funding for students with disability

<h2>The Morrison Government is spearheading a review of how extra funding for students with disability is calculated&period; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>An independent panel will examine how Commonwealth funding is used to support students with disability and report back by December 2019&comma; according to a new statement from the government&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The National School Resourcing Board will examine the supplementary&comma; substantial and extensive levels of adjustment under the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability &lpar;NCCD&rpar;&comma; which sets out how disability loading is calculated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Minister for Education Dan Tehan said the review would ensure the current settings meet the needs of students with disability into the future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our Government will provide &dollar;22&period;1 billion for students with disability between 2018 to 2027&comma; with average growth in funding of 5&period;7 per cent a year&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Mr Tehan said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our Government wants to ensure the levels of funding adjustment categorised by the NCCD is appropriate and working to address the needs of students with disability&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The independent board&comma; led by Michael Chaney&comma; will consult widely to determine if the levels of funding underpinned by the NCCD are hitting the mark&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The review will also examine the Commonwealth’s assurance processes to ensure the accuracy of the information used to calculate a school’s Commonwealth funding entitlement&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The student with disability loading is one of six ways of providing additional funding for students and schools with educational disadvantage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4>More details about the National School Resourcing Board can be found at <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;education&period;gov&period;au&sol;national-school-resourcing-board">www&period;education&period;gov&period;au&sol;national-school-resourcing-board<&sol;a><&sol;h4>&NewLine;

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