In the Greater Toronto area, a school board’s flag restrictions speak to an unwillingness to sever emotional attachments to a colonial and western way of thinking, doing and being, in the name of faith.
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An education law professor unpacks what the Supreme Court’s 4-4 order does and doesn’t say.
The Supreme Court’s order has blocked this particular charter school, but similar issues could emerge in future cases.
During the election we can expect to hear about school funding. This is one of the most contentious areas of education policy – and one voters care deeply about.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Oklahoma school in April.
For years, the Supreme Court has been expanding the boundaries of government aid to religious schools. St. Isidore’s case pushes the debate into new territory.
Over the past two decades, the number of students attending independent schools has grown faster than those attending public schools, particularly in high school.
Officials have vowed to keep fighting for permission to open the school as a charter – which would be a controversial first for the country.
New South Wales private school teachers are pushing for a pay rise with the help of their union. They want up to 7% more than their public school colleagues.
In 1922, Oregon voters approved an initiative to require public school for most students ages 8-16 − but it didn’t hold up in court.
The school’s approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools.
One recommendation to fix inequity in Australia is for the government to fund non-government schools to the same degree as government schools, while banning them from charging fees.
Australia is in the midst of a population boom. But Catholic school enrolments have been decreasing since 2013.
Using Catholic doctrine to fire LGBTQ teachers and discriminate against queer students in Catholic schools violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Increased funding to Catholic schools won’t necessarily make them more accessible for low-income families.
New analysis shows wealthy parents at advantaged Catholic primary schools could actually afford the increase to school fees under the needs-based model.
After fierce attack from Catholic schools over the new funding arrangements, the Morrison government has announced a new $4.6 billion package for non-government schools.
The time to consolidate Ontario’s two school systems is long overdue. It’s no longer viable to dismiss the issue on Constitutional grounds. All that’s needed is political will.
Estimating parents’ capacity to contribute to their children’s schooling is both vital and politically sensitive. Schools with well-off parents get much less funding from government.
Catholic schools say they’re losing money under Gonski 2.0, but this is only true for schools serving students in affluent areas – those in poorer areas will either be unaffected, or get more.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
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Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Doctor, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Information & Media Studies, Western University
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Senior Research Fellow - School of Education and the Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Law, West Virginia University
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PhD Student, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Deputy Program Director, School Education, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Education Policy & Law; Director of the National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University