Integrating private schools into the state system will offer little benefit to socially disadvantaged pupils. Addressing the inequalities between state schools should be the focus.
Middle-class families in NSW were early adopters and supporters of public high schools.
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A single solution can’t magically erase gender-based violence in schools, but if we start listening to students, we may hear new stories of masculinity and femininity echoing through school hallways.
Why are so many teachers quitting or off with stress?
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Some of Victoria’s wealthiest private schools have reported spikes in numbers of students with disability. We should only trust those numbers if they’re moderated by qualified staff.
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Trinity Lutheran case is blurring the lines between church and state.
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The Trinity Lutheran case signals the Supreme Court’s willingness to interpret separation of church and state as religious discrimination. What will this mean for the future of vouchers and school choice?
In Australia, around 41% of students go to private secondary schools.
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As school choice advocates attempt to garner more widespread support for vouchers, a new kind of voucher system is growing: one that uses tax credits to subsidize private education.
In a world where educational opportunity is unjustly distributed, why should private schools be exempt from paying income tax?
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In a world where educational opportunity is unjustly distributed, there are questions as to whether private schools should be exempt from paying income tax.
The reintroduction of grammar schools means that once again schools and headteachers will be required to make sense of contradictory national policies.
Bangladesh’s ruling party ministers say private schools and universities are responsible for the recent surge in terrorism, which includes the attack on a bakery in Dhaka.
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If the government is serious about tackling terrorism, politicisation and increased surveillance in private schools and universities will not be enough.