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DOGS

Jean Ely and Dale Bridge

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The Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) looks at public education and separation of church and state.
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Van Lathan's The Red Pill

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Van Lathan serves up a weekly dose of truth, sonically force feeding listeners the red pill, and NEVER apologizing. News, politics, and pop-culture are all on the menu, with reality so sizzling it’ll fry your echo chamber.
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The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo is the newest artistic collaboration from legendary singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. Every other week, Aimee and Ted talk to friends across the creative spectrum to find out how they work. And sure, they're friends with a lot of musicians, but weirdly not as many as you'd expect. So you'll hear from comedians, directors, novelists, show creators - ok, yes, some musicians - writers, producers and more, as they discuss the process of tur ...
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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 te…
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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 Sec…
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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. 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 m…
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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. - Lab…
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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 teache…
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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 har…
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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 B…
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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 o…
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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 At…
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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- chur…
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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 t…
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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 schoo…
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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…
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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 vo…
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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 …
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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…
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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 s…
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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 Sch…
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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…
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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, …
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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 scho…
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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 fundin…
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