For everyone Combatting chokepoint capitalism With our economic system and rapidly advancing technologies now separating creative workers from the value they create at every possible point, REBECCA GIBLIN and CORY DOCTOROW want to build a movement for a more equitable future.
For everyone Ghost teachers Where have all the teachers gone is one question. Why they have gone is the mystery that governments need to solve, writes BRENDAN JAMES MURRAY.
For everyone ‘Quality of teaching’ is not about teacher quality Associate Professor NICOLE MOCKLER says it’s little wonder we have a teacher shortage crisis in our schools, given the way politicians and the media talk about the profession.
For everyone History shouldn’t get the ‘Kondo treatment’ The history curriculum should not be used as a political football – nor can we only keep the bits that “spark joy”, argues education expert REBECCA CAIRNS.
For everyone Watch and learn Politicians have an obligation to address the source of young people’s anxiety about climate change, not belittle their fears as “alarmist”, argues social researcher REBECCA HUNTLEY.
For everyone The myth of days lost: remote learning is not home-schooling ADAM VOIGT says politicians and media commentators should watch their language when it comes to describing the consistent education Australian students have received throughout the pandemic.
For everyone Media diversity, the internet and democracy In our age of information overload, learning to navigate the news has become an essential life skill, argues DENIS MULLER.
For everyone Teaching the truth Together, we must build an education system that amplifies our Indigenous history and culture, and enables First Nations students to feel proud and strong, writes teacher RENEE SONGORO.
For everyone When ‘gender blind’ means ‘can’t see women’ Taking pride in its ‘gender neutral’ budget reveals just how blind the Morrison government is to women, and to the true meaning of equality, argues JANE CARO.
For everyone Taking the drama out of remote learning While remote learning has brought its hardships, NED MANNING has found it also has some surprising benefits.
For everyone A shock to their system The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented threat to the economic ideology driving neoliberal governments, writes BEN ELTHAM.
For everyone The real cost of reopening schools Morrison has offered private schools billions in public funds to reopen early, but public schools only get a bucketload of guilt, writes JANE CARO.
For everyone Building a better place for all Esteemed social researcher HUGH MACKAY AO argues that public education remains central to an egalitarian society and a more compassionate and socially cohesive Australia.
Schools Dear Parents (an extract) In her latest book, GABBIE STROUD has written a series of funny, honest and heartfelt letters to the parents and caregivers of her students, highlighting the intense pressure on teachers and the fundamental problems within our education system.
Schools The right sort of teacher Teacher NED MANNING argues that forcing teachers into a one-size-fits-all model prevents them from doing their best work.