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Neo-liberal policies and TAFE. How much does private education really cost you, the taxpayer. Auditor General's report. Students únenrolled'from private school because a parent questioned their practices.Includes audio from the AEU panel discussion on the Issues Shaping the Education Debate from 25th November, 2020. Full audio available here-https://www.facebook.com/AEUfederal/videos/172322944541837www.adogs.info

Private school business plans are suffering from the pandemic wobblies as insecure middle class parents rethink enrolments due to the jobkeeper and mortgage holiday coming to an end. Teachers being impacted by the private school fee freeze. Massive tax-payer over-funding of private schools due to Morrison government ignoring contributions from Grandparents plus much more.www.adogs.info

Planning laws give private schools open slather on expansion, local be damned with no recourse to action through VCAT. Sydney Grammar developements. No functional social mobility in Australia.www.adogs.info

Rorting in th U.S. of public pandemic aid funding. Education unions in the U.K. Dux of Dandenong. Latham and One Nation directing funding policy in NSW?www.adogs.info

The failure of 'contracting-out' to the private sector- analogous to hotel quarantine fiasco. Verdict on contracting out is damning. The digital divide widens equity gap. Super school fail - featuring audio from WIN  news segment.www.adogs.info

A look at neo-liberalism in Sweden and its negative effects on education. The decline in equality of opportunity in Australia since decentalisation.Also includes more audio from AEU web seminar on inequality in fundint in Australia's education system. Full audio available here-https://www.facebook.com/AEUfederal/videos/172322944541837 www.adogs.info

Rush to re-open public schools puts U.S. educators at risk as more than 1 million U.S. kids have COVID. A year to reflect upon- Angelo Gavriolatus shares his thoughts.Featuring audio from the AEU web seminar 'The Issues Shaping the Education Debate' including talks from Michelle O'Neil and Emma Dawson.Full seminar available here-https://www.facebook.com/214994251994406/videos/172322944541837 www.adogs.info

Private schools deign to either reduce or freeze school fee increases due to COVID-19. Private schools are adjusting their post-pandemic business plans.We continue with Jean's presentation of "Karmel to Gonski: The Quest for Equality in Australian Education", which took place on the 25th of November. Today we conclude with the Question and Answer session.www.adogs.info 

This week we feature a special paper given by Jean Ely to the History Fellows group at Melbourne University on 25 November 2020 as a tribute to Robert Ely, who died on 19 November 2020 after a long battle with cancer. The paper- From Karmel to Gonski: the Quest for Equality in Australian Education, was presented to the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at Menlbourne University.

OECD data shows under-resourced public schools do AS WELL AS over-funded private schools.  The powerful multi-national corporation that is the Catholic Church demands BILLIONS in taxpayer dollars, adding to its already enormous assets. Federal government provides BILLIONS in a 'hygiene fund' for private schools to return to class- ZILCH available for public schools.www.adogs.info

Special AEU web seminar on School Funding Inequity.Full video, including Mr Rorris'  slide presentation available here-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDLvK7wvAw&feature=youtu.bewww.adogs.info

Basic principles of equality/ needs, TAFE, youth mental health and UK conservatives vote to let disadvantaged children go hungry.www.adogs.info

Deliberate tax avoidance, property deals by education businesses and childcare- can 4 year olds make or break an economy?U.S. "originalists" in the supremem court.Great State School of the week- University Highwww.adogs.info

The charity scams that are private schools, enjoying BILLIONS in tax concessions and exemptions. Private online education businesses trying to take over face to face learning.Great State School- Lilydale Highwww.adogs.info

$19 BILLION shortfall in funding to public schools, while privae schools funding is increased.Rorris report shows alarming figures-http://www.aeufederal.org.au/application/files/9916/0161/2192/AEU188_Public_Expenditure.pdfwww.adogs.info

OECD PISA FAIL for Australia, grandparents paying for private school fees, TAFE reform, the flawed business models of private schools, a response to Shore apologists.https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/pisa-2018-results-volume-v_ca768d40-en;jsessionid=_dlu2pfWuyF3eQ3w3mED5gYZ.ip-10-240-5-54www.adogs.info

Teachers, like health workers, have put in the hard yards during this time of plague. Meanwhile, privileged kids demonstrate contempt for our community.Audio from talks including from Daceyville Principal Michelle Hostrup available here-https://www.gie.unsw.edu.au/videos-podcasts/gonski-20-how-will-we-support-and-value-professionGreat State School of the week- Halls Gapwww,adogs.info 

Inquiry into the value of teachers' work, OECD disparity comparisons and plutocracy.www.adogs.info

Abominations, policy crimes, rorting and discrimation against a student with disability- just another week in Australia's education INDUSTRY.

Inequality in time of plague as Catholic schools cannibalise their own. Catholic indenpendent funding authority diverting public funds away from their intended poorer schools to richer flagship schools. Catholic bureaucracy has its own models of 'neediness''- the mechanics of how Catholic funding authority takes from the poor and gives to the rich, short-changing 'poor' schools.