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Victorian Greens push for inquiry and urgent action to reverse $2.4B funding cut. Vic teachers escalate fight for government funding of state schools. Dozens of Vic public schools upgrades delqyed until after state election. Skills shortages and the teaching gap. Supreme court allows female students into Sydney private school Newington College. US- commandments in the classroom.Great State School of the Week- Sunbury Downs Secondary Collegewww.adogs.infoPLEASE consider pledging a donation on behalf of the DOGS program for this year's 3CR Radiothon.Call (during business hours) 0394198377 or visit the 3Cr website at 3cr.org.au/donate

United States Supreme Court blocks funding of religious charter schools. The worldwide debate over separation of church and state. Victorian public schools and vocational education the lowest funded on Australia.US- Oklahoma and charter schools.Great State School of the Week- Richmond West Primarywww.adogs.infoPlease consider pledging a donation on behalf of the DOGS program to help us stay on air for another year - 3cr.org.au/donate

The 4 big issues schools still face post-election.  The culture 'wars' awaiting Albanese when parliament resumes. Labor promising fast action to stop student debt EXCEPT for ARTS students! Childcare is the latest failure in Australia's privatisation push. Teachers facing higher levels of secondary trauma. US- 100 days of corruption, theft and moreGreat State School of the Week- McKinnon Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Jason Clare and the Education portfolio. $4B sliced from Public school funding in Victoria. SCOTUS hearing re: religion and public schools. Australian Academics refuse to travel to US for fear of detainment. Trump VS Universties. US- the firehose of chaosGreat State School of the Week - Dimboola Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Election win for Public Education, win for TAFE,  Significant increases in private school fees- Catholic school parents warned not to vote Labour or Teal. Money matters in education. Inside a Sydney school's $60m castle development. US- undermining education, charter schools.Great State School of the week- Birchip P-12 Schoolwww.adogs.info

No substitute for TAFE - AEU and NSWTF comment on Coalition plans for "tech" colleges and scrapping free TAFE.  Hope as US universities find backbone against Trump's assault on education. Teachers starve while serving others.  Senior Ballarat grammar students accused of striking younger peers. US - Title 1 legislation, a history of the US education department and Trump's education secretary sends debt collectors after students.Great State School of the Week- Corryong Collegewww.adogs.info

School funding agreements fail to guarantee full and fair funding for public schools. Worst paid teachers on Australia spoiling for a fight. More than half of Australia's school principals intend to quit. How Australia's "worst" school transformed after a public low-point. UK- "Academies" fuel explosion in school costs. US- Are community schools the positive disruptors public education needs? Great State School of the week- Bairnsdale Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

DOGS commend Murat Dizdar's defending public education and questioning the private sector. Independent schools put up a smokescreen to distract from over-funding. Dutton being the Temu-Trump and dictating what students are taught. US- Trump sanitising history.Great State School of the week- Lara Lake Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Billions of tax dollars later and religious schools rolling in resource advantages, yet still crying poor. Fears of Dutton's cut-price Trump approach to education if elected. US- wild policies, by amatuers, based on lies, Murat Dizdar fighting to stem the flight to private schools.Great State School of the Week- Woorana Park Primarywww.adogs.info

Charitable tax exemptions and resource advantages of private sector schools make a  mockery of public school funding conditions, The emotional lives of teachers. US- Department of Education laid off one third of its worksforce.Great State School of the Week - St Arnaud's Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Trump push for school vouchers. GG Sam Mostyn a vocal advocate for public education. QLD signs the Better and Fairer Schools agreement for extra $2.8 B. Critical time for the future of fee-free TAFE. US- Education's eve of destruction.Great State School of the Week- Narrabundah Collegewww.adogs.info

Entrenching resource advantage for Private schools. Clare says the deal to fully fund NSW public schools is a decade overdue but will take a decade to fully arrive. The 50 public schools in Australia where parents pay the highest voluntary fees. Full funding of public schools is at risk if there is a change of government. UK- Lords vote against ending tax break for private schools. US- Musk on Department of Education - no such department exists.Great State School of the Week- Foster Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Research shows money matters in education. No student left behind with historic funding agreement in NSW. This agreement was immediately compromised when the shadow minister refused to confirm they would not commit to the agreement. US- Trump and the problematic origin of charter schools and voucher systems.Great State School of the week- Clunes Primanry Schoolwww.adogs.info

DOGS Special International Women's Day broadcast featuring great women activists for public education - Jane Caro, Dianne Ravitch and our own Jean Ely talking about her many years of activism and the fight for Richmond Girls SchoolGreat State School of the week - Melbourne Girls College ( formerly Richmond Girls School)www.adogs.info

Public school funding falls behind. NSW/QLD  public schools losing billions as stand-off continues. Australian public schools voluntary fees surge almost 40% in 2 years. Private and Public schools - the ILLUSION of collaboration. US - new right wing 'reform' group targets school boards.Great State School of the week - Yarram Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

ROGS 2025 - Government funding for private schools outpaces public schools. Public policy failure as number of public school students falls to record low. Investment needed to reinvigorate school/family/community partnerships. Device donations. US- Trump dumpGreat State School of the Week- Casterton Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Should public schools be pathetically grateful for anything they get? (short answer NO!) Caro - Funding delayed is funding denied! Australian students brace for heat wave - is it true that schools close at 40*C? Pay and conditions win for Victorian TAFE teachers. US- NO Department of Education!Great State School of the Week - Trentham District Primarywww.adogs.info

Public schools bear the greatest burden of disadvantage. A road-map to navigating the ED-TECH landscape.  Albanese promising fee-free TAFE (if re-elected)- how would that work? A teacher who told her Sydney Catholic school that she was transitioning, allegedly asked to move on and not given shifts. US- horrendous series of events, featuring an explication of the current dismantling of public goods ergo infrastructure including schools, threat to democracy and the world at large.Great State School of the week - Korumburra Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Finally a win for the public school lobby.  Greens unveil $10B plan for FREE public education. Rising costs of education putting strain on Australian families. New review highlights gaps in the Tasmanian education system. US - Project 2025 well underway, purging public departments. A suburb with no houses gets $160M high rise school.Great State School of the Week - Wentworth Point High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Academics dancing around the "state aid" issue. Private schools call for national funding boost to offset new state tax. Elite private schools whine about cuts to their MILLIONS in over-funding. PHD students earning next to the minimum, discouraging new generations from further education. UK - small gain through taxes not enough to save broken state education.Great State School of the week - Mount Evelyn Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info       

Winners and losers in Australian education. Over-funded Victorian private schools facing cash cuts.Understanding why Australian families choose private schools.  Forbes high school helping students through adversity. UK- private school teachers may strike US- Devolution of Dept of Education, vouchers for a stratified society. Hearing impaired students excel in academic and leadership roles. Great State School of the week- Brisbane South State High Schoolwww.adogs.info

In defence of public education. Changes in charity status for private schools?  No presents for state schools this year, Parasite - the private school trying to eat a housing estate. Active engagement in democracy. UK- developements on VAT case US- can Trump dismantle the education department?Great State School of the week - Barrenjoey High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Private religious schools depleting the public treasury by billions. T.I.M.S. results highlight need for increased funding to public schools. It's time to change the anti-teacher NAPLAN narrative. Significant gains for school members of the NSW Teachers Fedaeration. New Zealand - curriculam changes. US- power grabs by the religious right, pushing Christianity into public schools. Victoria's smallest Year 12 class celebrates unique school journey as VCE results released.Great State School of the Week- Balmoral K-12 Community Collegewww.adogs.info 

Labor faces backlash over school funding promise. Best schools in Australia revealed as 2024 NAPLAN results are published. Australian primary school students score best ever result in global maths and science tests, despite pandemic disruption."They leave our school flying" - how one Sydney school is defying its disadvantage. Amazibng progress- How regional schools are breaking th elanguage barrier and helping students thrive. US- turbulent times in US public education.Great State School of the week- Delecombe Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Labor and Coalition sell out public education AGAIN. "The Better and Fairer Schools" Legislation passed by Parliament - the official version. The education sector's response to the legislation - "Weak-kneed Incrementalism". The Rationalist Society's response to the QLD government's plan to expand school chaplaincy. US- What McMahon's priorities as Education Secretary will be. Great State School of the Week- Chaffey Secondary College  (features excerpt from Chaffey Senoir Chior end of year performance)www.adogs.info

Some public education wins in the US after the election. ACT wins extra schoolfunding. AEU welcomes continuing fee-free TAFE. Australia's in outer suburbs lacking in infrastructure esp. schools. UK- private schools aren't producing better students, state schools out-perform elite high-fee schools on the GCE level. US- wrestlemania comes to punlic education? As a parent's eldest child sits final exams, they are grateful for the teachers who helped parent the student.Great State School of the Week - Birchup P-12 Collegewww.adogs.info

A Band-aid - Debt relief fails to address inequitable pricing of degrees. Labor's wiping of 20% off HECS barely moves the needle. Kids belong in school, not jail. Victorian schools losing out in the border battle for teachers. US- Trump's 10 point plan for US education now that the Lunatics have taken over the asylum.Great State School of the week - Colac Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee on School Funding Bill from Save Our Schools. Dizzying Paralysis- Two Sociologists and a Teacher Wrestle with Meritocracy. NSW Teachers endorse new salary agreement. US- Trump and the Department of Education.  Sydney's little school project named World Building Of the Year.Great State School of the week - Darlinghurst Public Schoolwww.adogs.info

Education is a right - it should not have to depend on charity. New report examines the role of philanthropy in school funding. Should teachers have to pay for basic school items? Australian private school fees among the highest globally. Private schools opportunisitic attempt to lock in over-funding. Public schools underfunding debacle for all states and territories. Student debt relief for young Australians? Overseas - Education around the world UK - Under-funding state schools and class war?Great State School of the Week- Wycheproof P-12 Collegewww.adogs.info

Some good news from America in dark times. Jason Clare's Dead Parrot - Labor's national approach to schooling has failed, it's time for a rethink. "Needs Now For The Future" Discussion Paper Two. UK - Approved "free schools" being reviewed. US - Far-right candidates are trying to take over public schools around the country.Great State School of the Week- Ouyen P-12 Collegewww.adogs.info

Labor's amendment to education bill will not ensure full funding. Australia's school funding system is broken - here's how to fix it. Albanese government gets it wrong on TEACH for Australia. Why are some Australian students having to pay to do PE in public schools. Free school lunches in QLD? US - what Project 2025 really means for schools and much moreGreat State School of the Week- Box Hill Highwww.adogs.info

DOGS congratulate AEU on refusal to compromise on Albanese's school funding plan. AEU places ban on implimentation of NSRA. Money on the table - foregone economic gain from continued underfunding. Students moved to rented premises due to over crowding in CBD public school. US - how the 2024 election could reshape public education.Great State School of the week- University High Schoolwww.adogs.info

It's Pay School! - the price parents pay for their children's education.  Privileges Alchemy - the Pivileged Few, power and the  triumph of the wealthy. Getting schooling wrong - disadvantage goes hand in hand with social segregation. US - Notre Dame University's growing influence on the supreme court.Great State School of the week- Rochester Secondary Academywww.adogs.info

State Aid to Church Schools - A Cancer in the Body Politic. The religous school funding decision that flouted the constitution. Funding review for Melbourne private school swimming in cash, Tasmania signs federal funding agreement locking in inequality. US - a review of both parties education policies. UK - several different countries' emabassies criticise Government plan to levy a tax on private schools.Great State School of the week - Woodside Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Public schools could lose nearly $30 billion if stand off continues. Why the new plan for fairer schools will fail. How to make schools inclusive and safe in 8 steps. Kids are the victims of teaching aid cuts. UK - study about positive outcomes when students study music US - Chicago teachers want to transform their city into a system of care..Great State School of the week- Mt Waverley Primarywww.adogs.info

The history of state aid to private schools - a contested space. Vic rejects funding offer, creating a stalemate. The conditions that make being a teacher almost unmanageable. Majority of NSW private schools recieving morer funding than public schools. US - article on ending US culture warws and moreGreat State School of the week- Bungendore High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Fairer schools in a sea of inequity.  Private schools serving the wealthiest families overfunded by $1 billion. WA schools defrauded by new funding agreement. Public schools killing off sport as private school facilities grow. UK- Uk among the nations who spend the least on early childhood education. US- Whichever side win the November election, US public education is in crisis.Great State School of the week- Yea Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Final part of "Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" - this paper was delievered at Melbourne University by Jean Ely, full paper available as Press Release 1020 on the DOGS website. Slippery Slopes - Chris Bonner's paper on troubling trends in NAPLAN.  Cobbold on gaming the NAPLAN system. NT funding agreement features more fiddling of figures. UK- Welcome reform in OFFSTED US- School choice swindles demolishing Public education.Great State School of the week- Dandenong High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Part 5 of "Australia's Public Education System- A Wastebasket?" Naplan results intensify pressure to  resolve funding stand-off. US - the extremely problematic stacking of conservative judges, Project 2025 and its frightening impact on public education.Great State School of the Week- Macleod Collegewww.adogs.info

Part 4 of 'Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?' Jane Caro in how Australia helped shape Trump's education policy. 2024 Naplan results reveal effects of decade-long delays to public school funding. US- critiquing the conservative idea that the state needs to support 'choice' in education, ie. diminishing/obliterating public schools and much moreGreat State School of the Week- St, Arnaud's Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

NAPLAN results reveal 1 in 3 students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations.  Joint statement on school funding. Early childhood educators to receive conditional pay boost.. How charter schools became politically isolated. US - after years of failed education reforms, Chicago embraces community schools. NZ - teacher warns NZ educators of dangers of charter schools.Great State School of the week - Phoenix P-12 Collegewww.adogs.info

Part 3 of "Australia' Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" . Religion, the Media, the State and a cancer in the Body Politic. Students suffer as governments brawl over funding. S.O.S.'s 3 point plan for funding public schools. US- Project 2025 seeking a return to white supremacy, patriarchy and theocracy. and much more.Great State School of the week- Colac Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Part 2 of "Australia's public education system - A Wastebasket?". Productivity commission exposes private school funding defects. Consitutional concerns on religious charities rejected. TAFE teachers 'stopwork'. UK- private school parents concerned over new Labour govt. + much more!Great State School of the week - Portland Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Part 1 of "Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" Part 1 of a paper by Jean Ely, delivered to Melbourne University. Private schools serving the richest Queensland families over funded by millions. Call for investigation into funding of Exclusive Brethren schools. Exclusive Brethren students exposed only to material that conforms to the church ethos. UK - the King's Speech and what it means for education.Great State School of the Week - Wonthaggi Primarywww.adogs.info

The privileged few - current funding of educational institutions contributing to a class-ridden society. Private schools serving the richest SA families. Lucrative building contracts for Exclusive Brethren schools awarded to church companies. Wealthy Exclusive Brethren schools raking in disadvantage payouts. Finland - education reforms US- bible teachings mandated in public schools.Great State School of the week - Hopetoun P-12 Collegewww.adogs.info

Private schools serving the richest families. Class warfare. Big picture models. US- culture wars in schools UK- Starmer's cabinet most representative of society ever.Great State School of the Week - Mansfield Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

World education systems- Germany Private schools serving the richest Victorians over-funded by millions. Independant private schools are the biggest rorters of NAPLAN results. AEU - fundinmg deals urgent! US- The rise and rise of Christo-fascism and the impact on education UK - if Labour win UK electionGreat State School of the week- Korumburra Secondary CollegePlease consider donating to the DOGS radiothon effort and help us stay on aiur for another year. Visit -www.3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info

Needs policies are broken.  Private schools serving the richest families are over-funded by millions. Schools debates are asking the wrong questions. England's top private schools own 38,000 hectares of land. Judge lashes Xavier College's troubling conduct in school abuse  claim. US - small win in challenge to religious charter school. Big loss as Louisiana Governor forces public schools to display Christian 10 commandments.Great State School of the week - Avoca Primary SchoolIf you are able, please consider helping the DOGS reach our radiothon target by visiting - 3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info

Full funding to give every child a brighter future.  Naked capitalism - for profit charter school grifting. News from the UK as an election looms - removing charitable staus on private schools stirs up the conservative hornets nest. US- chaplains in public schools?!Great State School of the week- Whittlesea Primary SchoolPlease help us reach our radiothon target of $4500 by visiting -www.3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info

More on education in Finland. Champions of public education.  Lack of resources for disabled students in public schools affecting education outcomes. Cranbrook toxicity continues. US - supreme court and culture wars spilling over into public education.Great State school of the week - Phoenix P-12 CollegePlease consider pledging a donation to the DOGS radiothon effort so we can continue to support public education for another year.-www.3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info

Education in Finland Part 1.  No skills without TAFE. AND MUCH MOREGreat State School of the week - Swifts Creek P-12www.adogs.infoPlease consider helping the DOGS and 3CR on air for another year - www.3cr.org.au/donate