Mastodawn

$90M for private schools is terrible public policy, but it makes political sense for the UCP

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/90m-for-private-schools-is-terrible-public-policy-but-it-makes-political-sense-for-the-ucp/

World news | The Guardian Mar 13

Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/13/bridget-phillipson-accuses-lawyers-exploiting-parents-children-special-needs-send #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Schools #SchoolFunding #BridgetPhillipson #PrivateSchools #Politics #Education #England #UkNews #Law

Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs

Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 3

Telegraph censured for fabricated story of banker’s struggle to pay school fees https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/03/telegraph-censured-fabricated-story-banker-struggle-pay-school-fees #TelegraphMediaGroup #PressRegulation #NationalNewspapers #Newspapers #NewspapersMagazines #PrivateSchools #Media #Schools #Education #UkNews #Ipso

Telegraph censured for story of fictional family’s struggle to pay school fees

Watchdog upholds complaint it breached code with article about impact of VAT on banker who did not exist

The Guardian

Emeritus Prof Christopher May Feb 27

[Small violin notification]

A group of private schools have lost their appeal against the removal of the VAT relief on private school fees....

oh dear....

#tax #PrivateSchools #politics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y4lj1llvjo

Private schools lose Court of Appeal challenge over VAT changes

A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.

BBC News

World news | The Guardian Feb 27

Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/27/appeal-court-rejects-challenge-vat-uk-private-school-fees #PrivateSchools #TaxAndSpending #FaithSchools #CourtOfAppeal #HumanRights #Schools #Education #UkNews #Politics

Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees

Parents opposing plans told they can home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools

The Guardian

News Beep Feb 20

Private special school fees capped in profit crackdown

More from this theme Recent articles Ministers will for the first time cap the fees independent special schools…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Inclusion #privateschools #specialschools #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/403063/

Mojo ♻️Feb 6

Shocking new data: Australia is the MOST EXPENSIVE country in the developed world to send a kid to high school!
Families pay an average of $4,967 per year per child – almost 4× the OECD average of ~$1,262.
Why? Over 40% of high schoolers go private (2nd highest in OECD, only behind Chile), and fees average >$11k/year, reaching up to $55k at elite schools.
Public schools are cheap (or free), but the massive private sector drags the national average sky-high.
This didn't happen by accident. The privatisation push started under the Howard government: scrapping the New Schools Policy (allowing easy new private schools in existing areas) + generous funding changes that boosted private enrolments and let fees soar.
Result? A two-tier system where wealthy schools get huge public subsidies + high fees, while public schools face funding shortfalls and many families get squeezed.
We need radical reform – not more taxpayer cash to schools that don't need it.

#Australia #Education #PrivateSchools #PublicEducation #CostOfLiving #HowardGovernment #SchoolFunding #Inequality #OECD #Sydney #NSW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPQnphllgM