Jean Ely and Dale Bridge
DOGS
The Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) looks at public education and separation of church and state.
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Oct 31, 2026
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Episodes
Equity ( and the lack thereof ) in education 23.02.2019
Equity ( and the lack thereof ) in education, interveiw with Chris Bonner on equity, indigenous enrollment issues, proper accountability for public money. Great State School of the week- Errol Street North Melbourne Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info
Australia's educational apartheid 16.02.2019
Religious anti-discrimination exemptions- interview with Dr Luke Beck, Bishop Robert Forsythe and Dr Renee Barker from ABC radio National's God Forbid program. Franking credits, Australia's educational apartheid. Great State School of the Week- Jinibara Primary School, Burpengary QLD
Entrenched inequality as new funding arrangements guarantee that Public Schools are now UNDER-FUNDED, ON PURPOSE, INDEFINITELY 09.02.2019
Entrenched inequality as new funding arrangements guarantee that Public Schools are now UNDER-FUNDED, ON PURPOSE, INDEFINITELY. Public schools are being defrauded of BILLIONS of dollars by funding arrangements finalised last year. Great State School of the Week- Lilydale High Schoolwww.adogs.info
Identity crisis for Catholic schools and the legal validity of funding religion. 02.02.2019
Identity crisis for Catholic schools and the legal validity of funding religion and religious schools in Australia. 40 years and BILLIONS of dollars in private school funding later and still more than two thirds of Asutralian children attend public schools. We're paying BILLIONS to hold the fine line between catholic and the rest of Australia's kids. Great State School of the Week- Buckley Park Co...
U.S. Education privatisation parallels 19.01.2019
U.S. Education privatisation parallels, L.A. teachers strike, elite schools fighting in court reveal more tha they intend. Great State School of the week- Victorian College of the Arts secondary schoolwww.adogs.info
Public Private Partnerships in Schooling 12.01.2019
This week Jean dissects public private partnership arrangements in Victorian. Robert gives advice to parents who have income and are being told they need to turn their back on the Public School System.
The extravagant 'needs' of elite private schools being paid for by YOU 05.01.2019
The extravagant 'needs' of elite private schools being paid for by YOU. The politics of absurdity- diverting public money to private schools is disastrous policy- state aid should be withdrawn from schools that are not accessible to EVERY Australian child. School climate change protest/strike, annual wrap-up of 2018Great State School of the Week- Apollo Bay Collegewww.adogs.info
Special interview on the active segregation of children in schools in the United States 29.12.2018
Special interview on the active segregation of children in schools in the United States from the Ntional Education Policy Centre with Professot Emeritus Gregory Smith and Malaway Rooks. Great State School of the week- Keilor Downs Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info
It's official- there is NO separation of religion from the state in Australia 22.12.2018
It's official- there is NO separation of religion from the state in Australia. Max Wallace disusses the Rudduck review and its educational implications, religious freedom in Australia. Great State School of the week- Auburn High Schoolwww.adogs.info
Are private school parents voting with their feet and enrolling in public schools? 15.12.2018
Are private school parents voting with their feet and enrolling in public schools? Infrastructure problem with new schools, morning and afternoon schools, postcode fascism, the impasse between state and federal government over education funding. Great State School of the week- Middle King Lake Primarywww.adogs.info
Distance Education and its comprehensive success 08.12.2018
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How Private Education is routing public school funding 01.12.2018
Hear the figures that show how Private Educators are taking from Public Schools. Robert follows this with news of teachers striking in Chicago for pay and conditions in the Charter school system.
Educational Inequality & Your Postcode 24.11.2018
PHd student Creighton Smith's longitudinal study of Naplan tests since 2018 are showing stark inequality in educational outcomes according to postcodes. Rob talks with the researching about his findings.
Australia's so-called 'class-free' society has one of the most socially stratified education systems in the WORLD 17.11.2018
Gittens article, Australian education in hock to religious education funding, so-called 'class-free' society has one of the most socially stratified education systems in the WORLD, OECD report shows we are going backwards, concentration of disadvantage, pruvatised education system in the U.S. and the documentary 'Failed State'.Great State School of the week- Powlett River Primary, near Wonthaggiww...
Equity in education in Australia 10.11.2018
Wquity in education in Australia, Poison of 'choice', special 'equity' funding for Catholic schools from Morrison for 'drought relief'- over 10 years?! Birmingham's political assassination by Catholic Church, australian students sold down the river for political points, Catholic standover tacticsGreat State School of the Week- Narrewarren South Collegewww.adogs.info
Religious debate heating up... 03.11.2018
Religious debate heating up, religion in state schools, religion in state-funded schools and the private privilege to discriminate. Victorian election issues, codifies religious liberty in section 116 of the Australian Constitution, matthew Guy's intention to entrench christian proselytising in STATE SCHOOLS.Great State School of the week- Brookside College in Caroline Springswww.adogs.info
The failure of neoliberalism and privatisation by stealth 27.10.2018
Privatisation and the failure of neoliberalism, privatisation by stealth of public education, Menadue article on crony capitalism, the obvious connection between anti-privatisation ideas and public education. AGAIN according to NAPLAN sending your child to private schools gives your child NO EXTRA ADVANTAGE.Great State School- Melba Secondary Collegewww.adogs.info
Private schools cornering the market of 'needfulness' and much more 20.10.2018
The mish-mash that is Gonski, private schools cornering the market of 'needfulness', religious schools are NOT for the poor or disadvantaged, freedom of conscience, facts and figures from Trevor Cobbold and the Save Our Schools group. The "choice" fund? More like the Duplication of Services fund! Historically separating church and state.www.adogs.info
The essence of the private schooling 'choice' argument- DISCRIMINATION 13.10.2018
Schooling should be PUBLIC IN ACCESS. The essence of the private schooling 'choice' argument is DISCRIMINATION- private schools discriminate against children using YOUR tax dollars and are expecting their 'right to discriminate' to be legislated- they want to be above the law. Response to the Ruddock Review, Andrews' government pre-election promise of 400 million to catholic schools, facts and fig...
Fair Funding Now letter to P.M. in fairfax press- a call to action 06.10.2018
Fair Funding Now letter to Prime Minister in fairfax press- a call to action. Special deals for wealthy schools, Greens taking on Catholic education lobby and Stephen Elder- calling them LEECHES. Jane Caro on the enemies of public schooling, Charities and Not-For Profit Commission auditing what Catholic Church does with tax payer funding.www.adogs.info
The REAL problem about school funding and the needs policy 29.09.2018
Can't see the forest for the trees- the REAL problem with school funding and the needs policy, the long term issue of the survival of free education, back to basics- fighting for FREE education for ALL. Ruddock review and religious freedoms, mainstream media responses to education issues. U.S. for profit education predators defrauding students. Great State School- Lightening Reef Primary in North...
War declared on public education- the federal government has stopped governing! 22.09.2018
War declared on public education, our federal government's LACK of public education poliocy, Victoria's state election and education implications. The federal government has stopped governing! Andrews government unambiguously encouraging people to enroll their children in public schools.great state School- Newport Lakes Primarywww.adogs.info
Issues of separation of religion and the state playing out in our schools 15.09.2018
Issues of separation of religion and the state playing out in our schools, ugly outcomes from neoliberalism and marketplace ideology in education- school shopping, teachers struggling in the U.S.Great State School of the week- Matraville Sports Highwww.adogs.info
Why does our Prime Minister refuse to send his children to our Public Schools? 08.09.2018
Special deals being done between religious institutions and the federal government ( Turnbull's proposed 4.4 BILLION dollar top up! and morrison's version), Colorado's transistion from a 5 day school week to a 4 day week! Why our Prime Minister sends his children to Private schools. Great State Schools of the week- ALL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NSW IN 5 YEARS TIME!www.adogs.info
Just who is our new federal minister for education? 01.09.2018
New federal minister for education (for now) Dan Tehan- who is he and what are his interests and ties? Fight right at the heart of church and state, Catholic boasting about putting politicians in government! Great State School of the Week- Preston Westwww.adogs.info
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