Tony Taylor is Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Public History, University of Technology, Sydney, and at Federation University. For half a century he has worked as an educator in schools and universities in the United Kingdom and Australia, teaching, researching and publishing in the fields of educational politics, policy and history.

Here at last is a clear, comprehensive and compelling account of the decisions that have embedded the inequality of school funding. -- Stuart Macintyre, Emeritus Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne

If you've ever wondered how Australian school funding landed in such a mess, you'll find the answer in this lively and meticulous account of political opportunism, ideological zeal and policy commitment. -- Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, Australian National University