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Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd

Chris Bonnor is an education writer, speaker, advocate and former NSW principal. He has served as President of the NSW Secondary Principals’ Council and is author of The Stupid Country and What Makes a Good School, both written with Jane Caro.

Bernie Shepherd taught science and worked in curriculum development before becoming the founding principal of the first NSW state senior high school. He continues to be active in education as a researcher, writer, consultant and mentor.

Essays & reportage Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 21 September 2016 With education ministers meeting this week to discuss school funding, a close look at the figures reveals large differences between states and sectors National affairs Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 2 June 2016 It’s all there in the latest My School data, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd. The downside costs of our present school-funding system are high and rising National affairs Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 24 July 2015 Australia’s school funding system keeps shifting resources towards non-government schools, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd. And the argument that… National affairs Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 22 October 2014 Gonski got it right, and in the years since he reported his findings have become more relevant than ever, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd