Best Dale Irvin Podcasts (2024)

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Needs policies are broken, private schools serving the richest families are over-funded by millions and much more

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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 Lo…

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Look! Up In The Sky! 27:22

3d ago27:22

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Independence Day calls for fireworks, so we found a pyrotechnic expert to tell us more. Listen as Dale, Tim, and Carolyn talk with Professor Konrad "Ka" Boom from the Pyrotechnics Institute. Learn and laughBy Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Full funding to give every child a brighter future, naked capitalism - for profit charter school grifting and much more

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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 rad…

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Up. Up. And Away - Boomers look at amusement parks 30:23

13d ago30:23

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Remember the amusement parks we used to go to? From roller coasters to bumper cars, Dale, Tim, and Carolyn recall their park memories.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Champions of public education, lack of resources for disabled students affecting education outcomes, Cranbrook toxicity and more

20d ago

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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 DOG…

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She's Back from The Dark Continent...With Stories 30:29

25d ago30:29

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Carolyn Strauss rejoins Tim Slagle, and Dale Irvin and talks about here African exploits. From there we talk about barbershops. Always informative and very funny.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Education in Finland, no skills without TAFE and much more

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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/donateBy Jean Ely, Andy Sinclair, Dale Bridge, Geoff

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Get Up And Change The Channel 32:31

1M ago32:31

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Special guest Dobie Maxwell joins Tim Slagle and Dale Irvin while Carolyn continues her adventures in Africa. This week the lads talk about old TV shows that you may remember or may have missed. It makes for a hilarious episode.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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The state of school funding in Australia, urgent need for FULL funding, MINUS the accounting tricks! and much more

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The state of school funding in Australia. NSW and QLD - urgent need for FULL funding, MINUS the accounting tricks! A caring economy. US- book banning UK - decline in arts enrolment from low SES students caused by lack of funding, leads to stoppage of funding!Great State School of the Week - Ararat Collegewww.adogs.info It's Radiothon time at 3CR an…

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Out of Africa 35:04

1M ago35:04

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As Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, and special guest Dobie Maxwell start their podcast, Our regular partner Carolyn Strauss joined us from South Africa with her experiences.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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The Federal budget holds no joy for public education, don't get angry - get furious!

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The Federal budget holds no joy for public education. The NSWTF says - don't get angry - get furious! Action - an antidote for bad policy. Australian school students among the most bullied in the OECD report shows. International - why do people choose state or private education?Great State School of the Week - Stawell Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info…

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Education resource gap in Australia among the highest in the OECD, student placement payments and much more

2M ago

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Education resource gap in Australia amongt the highest in the OECD. Private schoools admit that many grandparents are paying tuiton fees, exposing funding model defects. Students of social work, nursing, teaching with work placements are ot get weekly practical payment. Why have we been excluded? - students in vital health roles are unable to reciv…

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Tag, You're It! 34:45

2M ago34:45

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Do you remember the games we played as kids? None of them involved a video screen. Take a funny trip to those glory days with Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, and our soecial guest, Dobie Maxwell and those memories will come right back.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Where did our politicians go to school? Ways to make Australian education more inclusive and much more

2M ago

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Where did our politicians go to school? Ways to make Australian education more inclusive. Government to wipe out billions from hiked student debt. Funding for Australian students with disability woefully inadequate. Melbourne private school boys rank fellow students according to looks, including using all the familiar repugnant misogynist descripto…

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Songs of Our Youth 32:00

2M ago32:00

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This week, comedian Dobie Maxwell fills in for Carolyn as we discuss the time when music was really music, the Boomer Era.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Eulogy for Roydon 'Roy' Irvine - driving force and principal founder of Brinsley Road Community School and much more

2M ago

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Hidden state aid billions- taxation exemptions. Private schools reaping thousands more than public schools in disability funding. Students with disabilities deserve better. How the rise of ADHD and autism have fractured Australian schools. Eulogy for Roydon Irvine - driving force and principal founder of Brinsley Road Community School.Great State S…

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Lights Out for the Total Eclipse 31:16

2M ago31:16

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Did you see it? The three boomers discuss the recent total eclipse of the sun and their reactions to it. And, as always, it's very funny.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Can the public education system survive residualisation? Slashing of funding in NSW, stakes too high for complacency and much more

2M ago

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Can the public education system survive residualisation? $148m of funding slashed from NSW public schools forcing deputy principals back into the classroom. Stakes are too high for complacency. Life-changing funding deal signed in NT. US- Texas book banning gets nuttier, Lauren Powel-Jobs Reading scams.Great state school of the week - Heathcote Pri…

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The Buzz of Electric Cars 32:23

3M ago32:23

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This week Dale, Tim, and Carolyn talk about electric cars and other things of the future.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Part 2 of our special talk with Senator Penny Allman-Payne, National School Resourcing Board review and much more

3M ago

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Part 2 of our special talk with Senator Penny Allman-Payne. National School Resourcing Board review find $2 BILLION Coalition era loophole. Ban on public schools asking for parental contributions leads to millions lost. Slicing and dicing of religion from Archbishop Fischer. US- Reversing decades of corporate school reform in Chicago where the char…

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Humor For Boomers 34:59

3M ago34:59

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Dale, Tim, and Carolyn talk with long time comedian Dobie Maxwell and get his take on the world today. Funny? You bet!By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Part 1 of our special talk with Senator Penny Allman-Payne about the Greens education policy and much more

3M ago

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Part 1 of our special talk with Senator Penny Allman-Payne about the Greens education policy. The one report on teachintg you need to hear. A growing problem looms for Australian schools as teachers flee. US- Fundiong indoctrination in Christian Nationalist schools. Great State School of the week- Glenroy Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info…

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Private schools don't save tax payer dollars- so why not make them public schools? Ending the capital funding divide and much more

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Private schools don't save tax payer dollars- so why not make them public schools? Ending the capital funding divide in Australian schools. Why these parents chose public over private schools. Newington College alumni chief ousted over controversial move to go co-ed. AEU delivers a sky high message. US - book banning and voucher names.Great State S…

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Take Me Out to The Ballgame 30:36

3M ago30:36

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Baseball season is back and the three boomers share their memories about growing up with America's Game.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Religious liberty, religious schools and discrimination. Government funding increases still favour private schools and much more

3M ago

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Religious liberty, religious schools and discrimination. A public school teacher speaks out on why private schools should not exist. Government funding increases still favour private schools. US - Chat GPT and FrumpGreat State School of the week - Marsden Road Public Schoolwww.adogs.infoBy Andy Sinclair, Sorrell Tucker, Dale Bridge, Geoff

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It's Almost Easter. Meet Carl. The Easter Bunny 31:19

4M ago31:19

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Meet Carl, the real Easter Bunny, and listen to our exclusive interview, available nowhere else. Hop on it right now.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Australia's Education system - OOPS! and much more

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Australia's Education system - OOPS! NT school funding agreement is a landmark, but it;s NOT the full deal! Australian students struggling to put food on the table. Tasmanian political parties must step up for public schools. "School shopping" alive and well in Melbourne. US- Federal court says religuious schools must obey state bias laws if they t…

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Spring Has Sprung 32:02

4M ago32:02

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Celebrating the arrival of Spring, the three boomers humorously discuss the effects of the new season.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Public education under threat in the US and Australia, integrity of SRS subverted and much more

4M ago

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Public education under threat in the US and Australia. Integrity of the Schooling Resource Standard is subverted by accounting tricks. Public school advocates warn Albanese that BILLIONS of dollars are at stake. Cranbrook Head resigns. US- Argument against voucher expansion. With democracy under threat, Ohio law-makers propose a new curriculum for …

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Peddle It All Over 32:10

4M ago32:10

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This week the three boomers chat with Scott Cooksey, business guru and avid bicycle enthusiast. We talk about bicycles today and bikes from our youth. A lot of memories and some good advice for biking boomers.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Fallout from Cranbrook's toxic culture, 2 class system is a great way to entrench disadvantage and much more

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Fallout from Cranbrook's toxic culture. 2 class system is a great way to entrench disadvantage. Caro on the fight for public school funding. Groundbreaking study confirms positive impacts of school funding. US- Two southern Governors write on the truth about vouchers. Plans for the next GOP president.Great State school of the week- Corryong P-12 Co…

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And The Oscar Goes to... 34:57

4M ago34:57

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Join Dale, Tim and Carolyn as they welcome our movie reviewer Vickie Quade and talk about this year's Academy AwardsBy Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Education minister must renounce accounting tricks and fully fund public schools. And much more

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Education minister must renounce accounting tricks and fully fund public schools. Public school advocates warn Albanese government there are BILLIONS at stake if it breaks funding promises. Labor's complete capitulation to elite private schools AGAIN. The funding wars are back. School funding in a time of teacher shortage. Information on the Austra…

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Over $1 BILLION in overfunding the richest families and schools, teachers, principals and parents unite in funding push and much more

5M ago

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Over $1 BILLION in overfunding the richest families and schools. Sydney private school $108m expansion plan. Schools with the richest parents are raking it in. Teachers, principals and parents unite in funding push. The record low enrolments at Australian government schools should ring alarm bells. Victorian TAFE students and teachers still lowest …

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Bully, Bully, meet Teddy Roosevelt 33:04

5M ago33:04

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In our continuing series of Interviews With Dead Celebrities, we salute Presidents Day by chatting with out 26th president, Theodore - call me Teddy - Roosevelt. Learn and laugh.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Simple idea : Fully fund public schools! School funding back in the news and much more

5M ago

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The Save Our Schools submission to Productivity Commission's inquiry into philanthropy. Simple idea : Fully fund public schools! School funding back in the news. US- Special needs kids not attending government schools go to 'unregulated' special education schools. Afria- Urgent need for action in education.Great State School of the Week - Wonthaggi…

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Be Still My Heart, It's Valentine's Day 29:45

5M ago29:45

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the three boomers talk about St. Valentine's Day and what the holiday was like growing up as a boomer.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Timid Labor politicians divide and rule, a battle brewing over public school funding and much more

5M ago

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Timid Labor politicians divide and rule. A battle brewing over public school funding . Teachers back Minns and Car in fight for education funding. School 'choice' is a lie - why private school vouchers do not work. Australian children with disabilities struggling now more than ever. US- LA bans charter schools from public school campuses. UK - foll…

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What To Know About February 32:02

5M ago32:02

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The three boomers chat about the month of February and the celebrations in it. A very funny show.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Disappointing lack of progress from Federal government, accounting tricks shortchanging public schools BILLIONS and much more

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Disappointing lack of progress from Federal government, accounting tricks shortchanging public schools BILLIONS. Why Australia should ban private schools. Australia continues to passively abuse disadvantaged students. US - Taxpayer money wasted on vouchers. UK - richest do not think they're rich enough - the haves and the have not yachts.Great Stat…

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Hey, Hey, It's Groundhog Day 27:37

5M ago27:37

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What do the three boomers have to say about Groundhog Day? You'll have to listen but you won't have to pay. Appologies to poets everywhere.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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How free are public schools? Charities and community groups help parents and much more

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How free are public schools? Charities and community groups help parents face the new school year. Impossible decisions as families prep for school. Summer - heat, cicadas and private school fee hikes. Australian students aren't trying in PISA exams, showing appropriate disdain. US- 'Dark' Money behind voucher push. France - Education minister caig…

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Planes, Trains, and a Doctorate at 78 35:06

6M ago35:06

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The three boomers chat with Ron Woodford, a boomer who keeps pressing forward, regardless of age. Good information, and as always, very, very funny.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Dry January - Whose Idea Was This? 30:41

6M ago30:41

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The three boomers, Dale, Tim, and Carolyn, discuss the meaning of and the repercussions of Dry January. As always, it's a laugh riot.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Opposition to religious charter schools in US, Productivity commission should recommend ending tax deductibility for private school donations and much more

6M ago

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Opposition to religious charter schools in US. Productivity commission should recommend ending tax deductibility for private school donations. Schools funding and reforms panel- 5 key takeaways. Safety, fairness and privacy in AI. US- propaganda VS factsNo DOGS program on the 20th due to special broadcast of Tunnerminnerwait and Maulbouyheener Memo…

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How Did Boomers Handle The Winter? 30:33

6M ago30:33

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The three boomers, Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, and Carolyn Strauss discuss the winter pastimes of our youth. Travel back to the wonderful world of winter when we were kids.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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Politicians, official reports and commentariat seeking compromise in the state aid fiasco and much more

6M ago

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Politicians, official reports and commentariat seeking compromise in the state aid fiasco. "Dogs breakfast" philanthropy laws contributing to private school over-funding. New review makes groundbreaking call for transformation of Australian education. New report wants more funding and better support for Australian schools. Private schools show bigg…

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Happy New Year 2024 31:11

6M ago31:11

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Are you ready for the new year? Best to start it off with some good laughs from the three Boomers, Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, and Carolyn Strauss.By Dale Irvin, Tim Slagle, Carolyn Strauss

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A chat about respective state school experiences, more public school NAPLAN wins and neurodiversity

6M ago

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Sorrell and Dale chat about their respective state school experiences which are our great state schools for the week! These schools include Blackrock Primary(Vic), Mentone Girls Secondary(Vic), Sandringham Secondary (Vic), Glenmore State Primary (QLD) and Glenmore State High school (QLD). More public school NAPLAN wins! Neurodiversity in kids and e…

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Public schools out-performing their private school counterparts in NAPLAN, new Primary schools to open in 2024 and more

7M ago

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Public schools out-performing their private school counterparts in NAPLAN. New Primary schools to open in 2024 to have new Indigenous names. Parents income segregating children. More on NSRA discussions. Demands to fully fund State schools to their full SRS entitlement. The great ATAR divide. Worldwide- The long-term efects of the covid lockdowns a…

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