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Victoria's new Premier and Education minister's educational background. Private school funding model is increasingly incoherent and irrational. Government commitment to funding diverse and inclusive fee-free TAFE. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare launches the first faith-based education summit! National teachers roadtrip begins in Melbourne on World Teacher's Day. UK- Good outcome for public school teachers with a government commitment to  payrise. US- Religious charter schools undermine foundations of public education and erodes civil rights.Great State School of the week- Yinnar Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Private boarding school in Alice Springs raises questions including conflict of interest issues.  Attempts made to tighten rules around private schools accessing the Coalition's slush fund- the "choice and affordability" fund. The rich/poor gap in our schools is growing. The school funding wars - when the rich win, the country loses. US- Oklahoma Attourney General sues state to stop virtual charter school board opeing up a catholic school directly funded by the taxpayer.  "Dark" money from billionaires pushing private schools. UK - Government silences education criticsGreat State School of the week- Harcourt Valley Primarywww.adogs.info

Victoria's public school among the most under-resourced while wealthy private schools hike up fees. Employment white paper- TAFE workforce must be supported to deliver initiatives and quality, fee-free TAFE is at risk without TAFE teachers. AEU petitions for paid placements for education students. US- tech fails to achieve education goals. UK- church leaders deny that their schools discriminate against kids with disability, despite the FACTS showing differently.Great State School of the week- Swinburne TAFE - Secondary offerings.www.adogs.info

Critique of Bonner and Greenwell's proposal to fully fund private schools- this is NOT the answer in a SECULAR public school system. Anglican dirty linen aired in sacking of Brisbane headmaster. Almost 1/2 of private school parents say they would consider switching to a better funded public school system. NSW governments commits to a pay-rise for teachers. US- Texas governor bullying for voucher schools, taking funds away from the public system. UK- Tories insist private schools need tax breaks but experts say they're already rolling in cash.Great State School of the week- Cann River P-12www.adogs.info

New Schools Agreement must embrace key principles for school funding including fully funding of public schools by 2028. Private schools sue families for fees. Why are university degrees in Australia getting more expensive? Education minister backs advocacy group for religious chaplains in public schools. US- Bad news for students when charter schools close, and they close often as they are run by fly-by-night profiteers with little care for the welfare of students, let alone education! UK- REVEALED- UK Department of Education keeping files on education experts known for challenging the government and blacklisting outspoken critics as unsuitable.Great State School of the week- Omeo Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Fully funding private schools is NO SOLUTION to equity in education.  NSRA consultation paper. The fallacy of genetic determination of inherited cognitive abilities. Hail Australia's public school P&Cs and their tireless fundraising. US- the movement for public schools is NOT dead!Great State school of the week - Edgars Creek Primarywww.adogs.info

Top private schools' exorbitant enrolment fees, parents paying up to $7k before even paying tuition fees! OECD report highlights unmet needs in Australian public education. Public school teachers spending their own money due to underfunding. Free university degrees to entice students to study teaching? US- Right wing idealogues produce Sub-prime voucher schools in church basements and strip malls where academics is not the priority. Malaysia- the debate around public and private schools rages.Great State school of the week- Rooty Hill High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Historical boost to teachers pay in NSW to tackle teacher shortages. On closing the divide between urban and rural student outcomes in Australia. Ruth Bader Ginsberg and her dedication to the separation of church and state. NSW determined not to repeat the mistakes of the former Coalition government by swearing off the regional school mergers that created "super-schools". The importance of saving libraries in schools - school libraries are an ally to students needing to escape and we cannot let them vanish. US- Extremist right-wing conservatives conspire to create distrust in public education, but parents see through these attempts to create disunity. UK- Call for reform of state-funded "faith" schools.Great State School of the week- Upper Plenty Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

NSRA doomed to fail, as all "needs" policies have. AEU calls for more secure jobs and better pay. Excerpts from a report from the Australia Institute on the case FOR investing in public education. US- School vouchers being used for trips to Disneyland and TVs UK- dodgy building materials used in schools cause closure of over 100 schools.Great State School of the week- Glen Huntly Primary www.adogs.info

Teachers Unions and Pubic school supporters need to be congratulated for successful lobbying BUT... Fully funding public schools can more than pay for themselves in longterm social benefits. Bonner asks - What happened to Gonski's schools? Teachers and staff at University of Melbourne to go on strike. US- devaluing teaching profession and teacher shortages. UK- Lifetimes of debt and the commodification of education.Great State School of the week- Warragul Regional Collegewww.adogs.info

Labor reinserts the commitment to 'secular' education in national policy. Stats show that without enough teachers Australia won't make the grade. Lindsay Connors writes about a better, fairer school system. Teachers turn up the heat on the Minns government. US- Extremist secretary of education trying to take control of Tulsa schools.Great State School of the week- Beveridge Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Teacher shortages and the state aid issue. School autonomy and social justice in education. Labor threatens to remove 'secular' from education policy wording. US- Private/charter school teachers do not need any formal degrees or education training. UK- time to end mandatory Christian belief to enter publicly funded schools.Great State School of the week- Whittlesea Primarywww,adogs.info

Lawsuit attempts to stop the USA's first religious public charter school. Clarion call for equity. SA school's religious request baffles jobseekers. Bush classroom boom. UK- increases in high-fees life altering for parents and students, entrenching privilege is bad for social cohesion. US- Is education reform dead? Reaganomic lies expand charters, increasing loan debts.Great State School of the week- Elsternwick Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

The Gonski dream - How can governments restore trust in public education? State schools suffer while St Posho's build 'wellness' centres with taxpayer funds. Increased funding has enabled private schools to attract teachers, public school principals say. NSW public schools in disrepair as capital works funding fails to materialise. A Utah high school student ignored his parent's church teaching and had pre-marital sex leading to the parents attempting to sue the public school! UK- tax breaks for private schools cannot be justified. US - LIES exposed in Reagan era 'HOAX' report that changed the US educational landscape.Great State School of the week - Greater Shepparton Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Australian press and the education funding issue. The Saturday Paper editorial on Class warfare and the LIE that private schools take pressure off the public school system. Where is the Accountability? Indigenous kids bear brunt of inequality. One nuclear submarine could fund the SRS to 2040! U.S.- North Carolina G.O.P. pass bill to increase funding to charter schools, at the expense of public system. India and the GEN report- a rise in private actors violates child education Act.Great State School of the week- Orbost Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

The politicisation of teacher education. Private school funding has increased twice as much as public school funding in the decade since Gonski.  How competition is ruining Australian education. US- Pandemic relief funds spent on anything BUT education UK- removing the tax free status of private schools. Great State School of the week - Rockbank Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

The DOGS submission to the current NSRA inquiry - a history of education funding in Australia. The GINI co-efficient and where Australia sits on an international income inequality scale. UK - Faith schools almost entirely funded by the state and actively proselytising "discipleship" using taxpayer funds. US - For profit charters proliferate since Trump setting up "classical" vs "progressive" education, with "classical" actively downplaying the effects of slavery and climate change.  A school community publicly declares their inclusivity and progressive values via an optional uniform featuring indigenous and pride flags, making them this week'sGreat State School of the week - Cheltenham Secondary Collegewww,adogs.info

Entanglement of religion and state in Australia- research from the Rationalist Society. Another NSRA inquiry. Labor softens on payroll tax. Private school principals to have pay scrutinised. Press release from the AEU. UK- Education Union seek to increase teachers wages. US- Charter schools siphoning funds from public schools, separation of church and state crumbling. Teaching hellfire in public schools.Great State School of the week - Sunshine Harvester Primarywww.adogs.info

Bonnor and Greenwell's "Common Framework" only a partial solution. Good story/ bad theory with a failure to check privilege. Damning evidence of massive private school overfunding- 40% of private schools get over 100% of their SRS! (features excerpt from ABC's 7:30 Report's Connor Duffy) US- Supreme Court refuses to rule on whether Charter Schools are public or private. Northern Ireland- huge funding cuts to public education must be reversed. Sth Sudanese refugee teacher Aloya Stella Oryang in Uganda on the value of teachers.Great State School of the week- New Preston High Schoolwww.adogs.info

What's going on with rural students beyond NAPLAN. The type of school matters when it comes to a child's academic performance. Elite universities favouring the privileged. "Nuclear reforms" needed says Labor MP to weed out dodgy VET providers. US- Vouchers in Ohio, and wealthy students using vouchers more than low SES students. UK- finding that faith schools foster unfairness with "on your knees, avoid the fees" culture building as families game access to faith-based schools. AEU Vic win pay battle.Great State school of the week - New North Melbourne (Errol St) Primarywww.adogs.info