Australia

I was actually talking to teachers at my old high school today about this. I didn't realise this was how bad it got. The system is being held together with toothpicks.

Why are private schools getting anything if this is the case? Like, I'm literally working on projects for both private and public schools and the differences are astounding. $5mil for an entire school in Altona vs $30mil for a new performing arts precinct?

We need reform. Now. Education should be accessible to all, regardless of background.

well, its deliberately enshitifying education so concerned parents move their kids to private schools which reduces the public school demand. For a neo liberal government it makes sense, for an individual parents it makes senses, for society it's a complete fucking debacle.

if they don't and say we need to raise taxes instead, they get equal pushback.

Nearly every major political policy in Australia is a disaster; education, defence, health, housing, transport, taxation etc are all complete fucking debacles and can only hwy worse. ita why the stupid amongst us turn to ONP, they can blame muslims instead of the person looking back at them from the mirror.

In year 9 my kid's science class was just sitting in the library because the school didn't have a science teacher. Meanwhile the private school down the road with a carpark full of BMWs with P plates builds a new auditorium or indoor pool every school holidays. And kids at both schools get equal amounts of government funding.

Shit's fucked.

Our public school fees have been reduced to almost nothing under South Australian Labor. And we get a sports voucher for the kids sports. None of it means tested. And low income families have school cards.

Unfortunately private schools are clearly still over funded and very influential in politics. I am sure they lobby heavily to keep public schooling slightly underfunded to push kids into their schools. Our premier is a Labor Right SDA Catholic bro so they aren't getting their public funding cut.

I don't mind making moderate voluntary contributions if they are being used for desirable but non-essential things. They are a trap if they are being used to fill a hole in state funding. Schools in poorer areas end up becoming highly disadvantaged.

Do they really want our public education to fall further behind

YES! Republicans have been attacking public education for decades . They want to create a caste system with their kids getting taxpayer subsidized private schooling (because they are still made about desegregation) and the masses oppressed and stupid and forced to work for pennies at their businesses.