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PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) results justify need for funding overhaul of Australian Education. Analysis of PISA results by Save Our Schools' Trevor Cobbold and Finnish educator and scholar Pasi Sahlberg. A major review and recommendations for new NSRAs. ATAR results - when can students expect them and what do they actually mean? U.S.- Quarter of a century of vouchers in Milwaukee later and the promise of saving poor kids from failing schools is shown to be a lie.  Between 2011 and  2021/22,  2315 Charter schools failed and closed in the U.S.Great State Schools - Public schools score high in VCE results!www.adogs.info

Report shows public funding heavily favours private primary schools.  Australia's most disadvantaged students are up to 5 years behind their wealthy peers. Australian education in longterm decline due to curriculum as well as funding. AEU gives the disruptive classrooms report an F for FAIL, as it fails to consider complex issues at play. U.K. - Labor could abandon Sunak's maths reforms to focus on primary provisions. U.S. - Will Wyoming pass vouchers and throw public schools under the bus?Great State School of the week- Nar Nar Goon Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

New Rorris report shows gross public funding favouritism for PRIVATE schools. Less than half of the federal cabinet attended state schools, data shows. Australia's wealthiest private schools earned $4.8 BILLION in 2021. Private schools raising fees using the teachers' pay-rise as an excuse. U.S.- Bills proposed to create gag orders, stopping teachers from teaching about race, history, gender and minority issues. U.K.- Shadow Labor cabinet pledge to charge private schools VAT and use recovered funds for improving state education.Great State School of the Week- Granville Boys High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Swedish School's Minister declares "free" private school system a failure.-CONTENT WARNING- violence towards women perpetrated by men.Power and Violence in Private Schools - The cultural problem of minimising bad behaviour of young men and shielding them from real-world consequences, a real focus on maintaining reputation by playing down sexual harassment within the elite school culture, to protect market share value. HELPLINE INFORMATION1800-RESPECT = 1800 737 732MEN'S REFERRAL SERVICE (a counselling service to help violent men take responsibility for their actions) = 1300 766 491KIDSLINE = 1800 55 1800SAFE STEPS (for women experiencing violence) = 1800 015 188WIRE (Women's Information and Referral Exchange) = 1300 134 130Why some schools are a step ahead in addressing student's mental health needs. US - 'Heritage Foundation' - an extremely well-funded right-wing wishlist of conservative agendas to be implemented on the first day a new Republican president is elected, including restrictions on education and

Identity politics is destroying our public schools. W.A. Teachers Union calls for NAPLAN to be scrapped and for more regulation on independent schools. The plan to tax international students.  Christian home-schooling group targets "woke" (ie. INCLUSIVE) and "idealogically driven" public education despite religous schools, themselves, being DRIVEN BY IDEOLOGY! AEU says we need more than a recruitment campaign to solve the teacher crisis - we need real investment in teachers. U.S.- A pro-charter school group finds ways to debunk the efficacy of charter schools. U.K.- Proposed VAT tax has panicked private school parents fighting for a place at the local comprehensives (state schools).Great State School of the Week- Bairnsdale Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

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