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By Suneal Kolluri, University of California, Riverside / The Conversation On February 1, 2023– the first day of Black History Month – the College Board released the framework for its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has criticized the pilot version of the African American studies course as lacking educational […]

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‘Labour’ leader finds time to tweet inanity, but not to support millions fighting for their families and class Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike to resist the Tories’ mass assault on the working class and to fight for their families, their jobs, their pay and the public services we all rely on. […]

By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost Oh, the history books tell itThey tell it so wellThe cavalries chargedThe Indians fellThe cavalries chargedThe Indians diedOh, the country was youngWith God on its side Bob Dylan, “With God on Our Side” (1963) By the time I started high school I had come to see the world […]

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Right-wing unions help regime kill motion With the help of right-run unions, the Labour party’s right-wing regime has defeated a motion brought in support of striking workers, fair treatment for working people, support for the poor and vulnerable and to repeal the Tories’ new anti-worker law. The motion read: Strikes (Composited Motion) Leyton & Wanstead, […]

Student outcomes in literacy and numeracy continue to go backwards. Why? Missing from the list of causes for poor learning outcomes, as it is from every such list, is the ineffectiveness of the Learning Assistance Program. Student outcomes in literacy and numeracy continue to go backwards, according to the Productivity Commission in a report released Continue reading »

Sian Norris reports on Russia's armed violence against Ukraine's schools, and the impact of the war on the country's most vulnerable population

The failure of this country’s school system to give many students a fair go and a fair share of resources did not feature on the last Federal election agenda. Nor has it surfaced to date as a key issue in the NSW state election. What does this silence mean? With an election only two months Continue reading »

An investigation by Byline Times has uncovered shocking new figures on the presence of the dangerous mineral in places of education

By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost It took almost 10 years of teaching before I finally grasped the extent to which secondary American history textbooks fostered misunderstanding and confusion.  The depth of the problem became apparent following class discussions of a 12-page reading assignment on the “Origins of the Cold War.” When I made […]

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Nothing coming from Albanese and the Labor government offers any hope for public schools. Minister for Education Jason Clare’s recent public sermons, in response to the latest Product Commissions findings on Australia’s failure to produce a quality education system, will challenge his courage and integrity. His declared position ‘I don’t want us to be a Continue reading »