public education Archives

Issue #2137

Puerto Rico vs Trump

US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on 2 March 2025, that designates English as the United States’ official language. This has created much...

Issue #2139

GLOBAL BRIEFS

NAMIBIA: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president, nearly sixty years after she joined the liberation movement fighting for independence from apartheid...

Issue #2193

Rich Kid Poor Kid

Jane Caro is a well-known activist and advocate for a well-resourced public education system. She has written extensively on the topic and appeared on TV...

Issue #2103

Free education? Sorry kids, the military has all the money

The 2024/25 Federal Budget in May announced that military spending would be $53 billion, an increase on last year’s figure of $46 billion. The figure...

Issue #2158

Queensland: historic teachers’ strike

After an overwhelming vote in favour during the union ballot over 36,000 Queensland public school teachers undertook a 24-hour protected strike at 1,266 Queensland state...

Issue #2188

The outrageous waste of military spending

Military spending is sold as “defence,” but much of it is spending for war-fighting, projection and attack. Australia is now budgeting about $58.99 billion for...

Issue #2145

Governments failing Victoria’s public school students

The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch has branded the delay in funding for public schools from the Victorian and Commonwealth governments a disaster. The...