Our team members, Associate Professors Scott Eacott and Richard Niesche ask this question in a post 'Public schools DO account for their funding: Public school autonomy processes are onerous and exacting' on the AARE Blog, EduResearch Matters
On November 10, 2019, we had an opinion piece published in The Age titled Dan Tehan and the myth of school autonomy. The piece was informed by our previous research and recent stakeholder interviews, and authored by Professor Amanda Keddie, Professor Jill Blackmore, Dr Caroline Mahoney and Dr Katrina MacDonald.
You can read the article here.