Private companies to have role in education under trial of US-style scheme

By James Massola
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:25pm, first published October 15 2014 - 3:00am

The federal government will trial companies having a greater role in the school system, which could lead to technology and mining companies - and even McDonald's - being drafted in to bolster science, technology, engineering and maths education.

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