Education inequity: It’s still about 'keeping them in their place'

Friday, 22 November 2019 - 10:00am to 10:30am

Our school system has become increasingly unequal, which has a detrimental on our education outcomes as a whole. Children from less advantaged backgrounds have reduced life opportunities as a result. In Victoria, many young people are excluded from education and the life of their schools because their families cannot afford the required books, technology, uniforms, and fees. The continuing story of: you keep them dumb, we keep them poor...

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am
Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.

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Jennifer Borrell & Jacques Boulet

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