Catholic schools slam Gonski reform - The Australian

CATHOLIC schools have warned that Julia Gillard's school reforms lack detail, use ill-defined terms such as "excellent education" and risk burdening principals with more red tape that may soak up extra funds to meet an "expanded regulatory environment".

The National Catholic Education Commission - which is responsible for 1700 schools and 735,000 students, and employs 83,000 staff - said the government's draft legislation to implement the Gonski school funding reforms had scant substance or detail about who would pay for the billions of dollars required.