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A jump in Home Schooling numbers, but be careful about saying why it is happening

Posted on 09/10/2024 by John Sandeman

Homeschooling is expanding rapidly in Australia. A report in The Conversation says in New South Wales, 12,359 students were registered for homeschooling in January 2023, a 37% jump on the 2022 figures. In Victoria, the most recent figures show there were… Continue Reading →

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A big win for Scripture classes in schools

Posted on 26/07/2024 by John Sandeman
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Gifts to voluntary Bible classes in schools will remain tax deductible, with the federal government rejecting a Productivity Commission recommendation that would have stripped Religious/Ethics Education in Public Schools from DGR status. Deductible gift recipients (DGR) status means that organisations… Continue Reading →

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Law reform proposals would strip back exemptions for Christian schools

Posted on 30/01/2023 by John Sandeman

A consultation paper from the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) recommends the removal of exemptions in the Sex Discrimination Act that some Christian schools have relied on for staffing and rules for students. Attorney General Mark Dreyfus is running a… Continue Reading →

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Schoolyard bullying on religious grounds is rampant, researchers report

Posted on 30/08/2022 by John Sandeman

Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and believing Christian students are subject to bullying at school and the problems are getting worse according to researchers Professor Zehavit Gross and Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland. They found that students often downplay the bullying, believing attempting… Continue Reading →

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