For 20 years Australian schools have slipped down global education rankings. This week the Opposition announced its plan to try to reverse that trend a decade after the Gillard government released the Gonski report, promising fair school funding and a better education for all. Today, parents are sending their children to private schools in record numbers. For a look at what's going on, here's national education reporter Conor Duffy and producer Laura Kewley.

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