Funding and affordability remain major constraints and challenges.
Economic sustainability of electrification solutions requires ensuring the funding or affordability of the systems (i.e., the initial investments and the operation and maintenance (O&M) over its lifetime) (e.g., [20, 22, 30, 33, 37 40]).
Tehan repeatedly defended the $4.6bn package by reference to the fact both the Gonski and Chaney reviews called for a more accurate measure of schools funding using parents' income, but was not pressed on the second-largest component – a $1.2bn "choice and affordability fund" derided by opponents as a "slush fund" for non-government schools.
The Greens have suggested that the $1.2bn choice and affordability fund and possibly the $3.2bn schools funding model changes can both be disallowed by the Senate.
Labor's position on overturning the $1.2bn choice and affordability fund is still unclear, although its education spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, has labelled it a "slush fund" with "no rules associated with it".
Labor has not ruled out joining the push, instead calling on the prime minister, Scott Morrison, to explain how the $1.2bn school choice and affordability fund will be distributed and accusing him of failing to say why public schools cannot access the "sector-blind" fund.
L.A. Times reporter Andrew Khouri notes that the actress recently became an investor in a housing fund aimed at promoting affordability in low-income communities.
What each supporting witness could not change on their own, they may have achieved through the combined power of their voices, thanks to the DC Paid Family Leave Coalition: the ability to provide for their loved ones and care for them, made possible by a paid leave fund with enough time, affordability and job protection.
Duncan will use his platform at the National Governors Association's conference to discuss college affordability, Pell Grant funding and keeping federally subsidized Stafford loan interest rates from doubling.
11 In addition to the issue of efficacy, the survey respondents highlighted affordability and funding for IVF as influencing clinical practice and guideline adherence.
