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Researchers Deja Thomas and Dean Bonner discuss key findings from the latest PPIC Statewide Survey, which examines Californians' views on the quality of K–12 public education, school funding and resources, and state officials' handling of the K–12 system.

Τhe education system in Greece contributes to the goals of social mobility and cohesion in many and important ways. Still, there are significant challenges in intergenerational mobility in education and persistent socioeconomic inequalities between students of different backgrounds can be observed. Additional efforts are required in order to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational … Continued

With parents increasingly interested in new educational options and the spread of school choice making those options more accessible, organizations like Fersken Education are helping "edupreneurs" navigate the changing landscape.

Ten years ago, California implemented the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in an effort to improve student outcomes and increase equity. PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye and a panel of experts—Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ben Chida, Assemblymember Josh Hoover, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond—discuss what LCFF has meant for K–12 education and talk about key issues moving forward.

The University of Sydney welcomes applications for the position of Lecturer in Political Economy (Education Focused) (Level B)
The position is based at the School of Social and Political Sciences and will significantly contribute to the Discipline of Political Economy's pluralist, heterodox and interdisciplinary program of political economy teaching and learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The appointee will also conduct research in their field of study and/or in pedagogical practice, design and evaluation, and contribute to educational and other leadership and governance priorities in SSPS.
Full information about the role and application process is available on the University of Sydney’s Careers Website.
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This week we're looking at education policy. Should there be faith schools? Should there be private schools? And how should we decide such issues?

Several Norwegian POLLEN NODE members are organizing a PhD Course on the political ecology of education – Oslo 18-21 June 2024. More information below. — Application deadline: 15 January, 2024 5 ECTS credits The course will critically examine the state of the art of current mainstream as well as critical approaches to education about sustainability, … Read more Political ecology of education: PhD Course

Australia's commitment to supporting education initiatives in Africa has long been a cornerstone of its diplomatic approach to the continent. Over the years, Australians have pioneered several programs and partnerships aimed at fostering education and ...

Hannah Moscovitz and Emma Sabzalieva How are shifting geopolitics affecting higher education institutions and systems? What are the power dynamics at play when geopolitics comes into conflict with higher education policy and practice? What is different about today's higher education and global geopolitical trends from their interactions in the past? These questions are at the […]
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Women are now dominant in American higher education. In the fall of 2020, women made up nearly 60% of all postsecondary enrollment. And on average, they out-achieve men by a wide margin. Men's average undergraduate GPAs lag 15% behind women's. Add to that that men are less likely to finish their degree once they've started […]
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Unified citizenship education is a must to stop democratic backsliding in the European Union.

According to Gallup, those with a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education has declined 21 points since 2015.

First the bad news. Spain's mean performance for science, mathematics and reading in the OECD's PISA tests for 15-year-olds in 2022 was the worst since the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment was launched in 2000. And now the relative good news. As a result of the unprecedented drop in most countries' results, largely because […]
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We're told that this is a problem and that something must be done: Northern schools get less funding than those in London, report revealsAnalysis found that pupils in London received 9.7 per cent more funding than those in the North on averageGosh, how dastardly. This is from the Child of the North group for an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). From the report: Schools in London received an average of £6,610 per pupil compared to £6,225, £5,956, and £5,938 in theNorth East, North West, and Yorkshire & The Humber, respectively.A thought did hit us. There's London weighting on teacher pay isn't there? In fact there would be on all pay, support staff and so on. Umm, London weighting runs from - measured by Mk I Eyeball, no more accurate than that - 10% in the fringe to 30% in the centre. And teacher pay is half of schooling costs and also: Expenditure on teachers and education support staff accounts for around two-thirds of all school spending, and in a tenth of schools it accounts for over three-quarters. So split the difference there on the London zones and pay is 20% higher, pay is 50% of costs and that explains a 10% difference overall. Which is what is being complained about, a 10% difference in funding. We did read the report. We looked at footnotes. We found no mention at all of the London Weighting. That could be our eyesight, we don't claim perfection. But our basic reaction here is come along now people, the APPG isn't even trying here, is it? So, having solved the iniquity of regional education funding what time's the footie start?

Mustafa Akyol and Neal McCluskey


America's culture wars are sometimes perceived as conflict between "conservatives," who defend the values of white Christians, and "progressives," who defend the rights of minorities. But there is something new these days complicating this always too‐​simple dichotomy: Some minorities are also quite conservative in their moral standards, and they are raising their voices against impositions from the progressive side.
This is evident in ongoing protests by Muslim and Christian families, among others, from Maryland to Los Angeles, against public schools pushing lessons about gender and sexuality that contradict religious values. "Protect our children" these families have called together, adding, "Protect religious freedom."
On June 24, in National Review, we highlighted this new development in a co‐​authored article: "Defuse the Culture War with Liberated Education."
First, we argued that the newly emerging Muslim‐​Christian alliance for traditional values offers interesting lessons:
There are lessons for both political camps. America's assertive progressives should realize that theirs is a counterproductive campaign. By advancing their ideals through assertion and coercion, instead of persuasion, they are alienating many people, including some minorities they claim to defend. Among Muslims, they are also giving ammunition to hardliners, who preach that Western freedom is a lie, that it only means freedom from religion and tradition, and thus Muslims should reject it everywhere.

On the other hand, America's conservatives should reconsider their distance from minorities, including a rigid stance against immigration, symbolized by Donald Trump's famous "Build the Wall" campaign. Those on the political right should realize that they may well share values with some of the people that they want to push behind that wall.

Then, we also proposed a solution to these increasingly intense culture wars in American education:
We believe that the best strategy is to keep government out of decisions about values and culture whenever possible, including — perhaps especially — in education, which is about nothing less than shaping human minds. This requires allowing more choice, so families can decide for themselves what their kids will learn. Instead of diverse people being forced to fight, they can freely pursue what they think is right.

The solution, in other words, was in going back to the classical liberal foundations of America:
Government should not discriminate against LGBTQ individuals, nor should it discriminate against people with traditional values. The only way to treat all equally, while advancing genuine tolerance, is the good old American value of limited government.

Read the whole article here in National Review. Read more about School Choice here. And see our catalogue of culture war in public schools – the Public Schooling Battle Map – here.