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Vic government woos private school vote with $717 million package. Fighting for the next generation. Chris Bonner's "Schools in crisis- solutions in disarray". Restoring equity in school funding- as though it were ever equitable to begin with! U.S. -book banning in Missouri.Great State School of the week - Glenroy Central Primary SchoolMusic - intro, as always, Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copeland. A choral piece by Schola Cantorum called La Date Dominumand finsihing, as we do each week with Paul Robeson's version of Joe Hillwww.adogs.info

DOGS high court case re-examined by media other than 3CR as religious schools flout Section 116 of the Constitution openly. Inequality leads to inequality in results for students. Great State school of the week -Hoppers Crossing Secondary Collegewww.aogs.info

Breaching Section 116 of the Australian Constitution.  Bonner and Greenwell on the Productivity Commission's interim report. UNbeaching the whale- STOP funding private schools with public money. U.S. - Charter schoools and privatisation.Great State School of the week- Brunswick Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

SPECIAL: Featured audio from the  Australian Fabian's web seminar "Should All Australian Schools be Public?", with Chrius Bonner and Tom Greenwell, co-authors of Waiting for Gonski: How Australia Failed its Schools. For visual charts accompanying the seminar, visit - https://theconversation.com/still-waiting-for-gonski-a-great-book-about-the-sorry-tale-of-school-funding-178016Find out more about the Fabians at - https://www.fabians.org.au/More about the seminar at - https://www.fabians.org.au/schools_funding_20220914Special thanks to the Australian Fabians, Chris Bonner and TomGreenwell.www.adogs.info 

Élite school students acting up AGAIN as Knox's culture of entitlement endangers the community.   The wealthy rob the poor via extraordinary tax cuts for the very rich which siphons funding from crucial public services such as education.  Private school fees continue to escalate, some jumping by 50%, yet STILL they drain the public purse! U.S. - unions are gaining popularity in some states in recognition of the  civil liberties they strive for on behalf of many minority and disadvantaged groups. The voucher and charter school system is rapidly losing support from the populace in other states.Great State School of the Week- Wandong Primary schoolwww.adogs.info

Apparent preferential treatment for Catholic schools? U.S. separation of church and state supreme court decision risks religious freedom. A petition to properly fund Coburg High school being tabled by legislative council. TAFE funding announcement welcomed by AEU. Eastern Sydney residents push for more PUBLIC high schools. Community schools in the U.S. and the public school tradition.Great State School of the week- Coburg High Schoolwww.adogs.info

Preferential treatment of religious systems.  Why managerialism can't solve everything in schools. What does the dramatic fall in GCSe results tell us? That private schools are gaming the system! Tax cuts for the rich affecting public education and health services. U.S. - Will the George Dawson School in Texas ban the biography of its namesake because it speaks of slavery? The debate over critical race theory reaches ridiculous impasse.Great State School of the week- Kerang Technical High Schoolwww.adogs.info

The purpose of education. Corporations turning public schools into their workforce pipelines. Teachers crisis won't resolve until we end the game of political football. Deeds, Not Actions, from Angelo Gavriolatus. U.S.- far-right book banning hypocrisy finds the bible banned.Great State School of the week- Lyndhurst Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade. Call to shed light on private schools' top salaries and their so-called 'charity' status. U.S.- public education essential to democracy, cyber-voucher system proving to be as dodgy as it sounds!Great state school of the week- Boolarra Primarywww.adogs.info

Labor chooses tax cuts for the rich over better funding for disadvantaged schools. Former school voucher advocate recants support in recognition that the voucher system actively destroys educational opportunity and outcomes. Private schools under pressure as LUXURIES are the first to go. Private schools accessing more and more disability funding due to their ability to hire staff who are specifically skilled in applying for disability funding, despite the fact that public schools do the heavy lifting when it comes to disabled and disadvantaged students. Great State School of the week- Sunshine Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Despite consistent attacks and rhetoric suggesting it's in decline, public education still serves at least 66% of Australian students. The continuing abject failure of neo-liberalism. Performance based pay foisted onto NSW teachers makes the teachers' crisis worsen. Australian people reject discrimination on basis of religion as more of the community identify as having no religion. Continuing the article on the Miseducation of Maria Montessori.Great State School of the week- Wallan Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Far-right and Coalition attacking and attemting to hijack the curriculum. State governments losing control over funding and policy in schools as the National Schools Reform Agreement begins. The detrimental effects of neo-liberalism on education.Great State School of the week-  Malmsbury Primary schoolwww.adogs.info

State aid has proven bad for religion as census data shows that the nation has drifted away from Christianity.  If you fail teachers, you are failing children. Hundreds of private schools overfunded by hundreds of millions, education economist finds. Ensuring the highest quality public education.Great State School of the week- Bright P-12 Collegewww.adogs.info

Whatever happened to the "FREE" in free public education? Record amount of parent expenditure on free state education! Ongoing teacher shortages. Jane Caro continues her response to the debate about the Chaplaincy program in government schools. U.S.- Arizona govt  ignore the voting populace and continue to direct public fuinding to charter schools, despite an overt public vote against the move.Great State School of the week- North Melboure Primary (Errol Street) Primary schoolPlease continue to help the DOGS and 3CR stay on air for another year - www.3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info 

RADIOTHON SPECIAL feat. Fight for Survival - Cultural Resistance : Reasonable, Rational, Responsible - the story of Northlands Secondary College. We chat to historian Clare Land and instructor/activist Alexander Walker about the struggle for Northlands school in the 90s. The Melbourne museum is currently holding a special exhibition featuring students artworks, commmunity responses and the rousing speech from Gary Foley that united a community. Then, we talk about the battle for Richmond school, another great moment in the fight for public education. More on the exhibition - HEREGreat State School of the week - Richmond Girls CollegeHelp us keep the fight for public education alive and on-air by donating to 3CR's annual radiothon- at 3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info

New Minister for Education Jason Clare- talking the talk, but will he walk the walk? NSW and VIC governments push Albanese government to boost public education. Education in times of conflict.Great State School of the Week- Cabramatta Public SchoolPlease help help 3CR Community Radio and the DOGS stay on air for another year by donating to our annual Radiothon-https://www.3cr.org.au/donatewww.adogs.info

Who is our new education minister Jason Clare? Public education day 2022. Public education activism jumps the class divide. Sick school reality as flu and covid continue to wreak havoc at schools. Scientology misleads parents at its schools via a Montessori link.Great State School of the week- Lysterfield Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info

Christians and the federal election- article by former bishop George Browning.  Duplicities in funding from education minister (at time of recording) Stuart Robert.  Plan to increase tenfold teachers with H.A.L.T. (Highly Accomplished or Lead Teachers) status by addressing remuneration. This election, both major parties ignore the education funding policy issue. "The parable of the amen-snorter and the rotten fish"- full essay HEREGreat State school of the week- Hume Central Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info

Despite public schools being in crisis, education is not an election issue for either of the major parties. Labor refuses to commit to funding public schools to 100% of their S.R.S.  Australia's global education peculiarity-  being the only country to fund private elite schools MORE than public schools!  Labor proposes cash incentives for students with high ATARs if they becone teachers. And much, MUCH more...Just a friendly reminder- 3CR's annual radiothon is coming up and the DOGS will be asking YOU to help us reach our target! More to come as we get closer to RADIOTHON 2022!Great Sate School of the week- Hallam Senior Collegewww.adogs.info

Main parties ignore education as an election issue as Jane Caro and the Reason party platform on school inequity.  NSW Teachers Federation strike action addresses teacher shortage. Scomo and the LNP's record on school funding. A big spend in Victoria on suburban schools. U.S. - Oakland's community schools closing, leaving maginalised groups with even less access to vocational education and training.Great State School of the Week- Leongatha Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info