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Why the Guardian is investigating the deep failings in Australia’s school system
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2024
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Guardian investigation has uncovered deep failings in Australia’s education system, which is struggling to cope with the soaring number of children with disabilities.
There are now almost 1 million Australian school students classified as having a disability and needing some sort of adjustment to learn – a 40% increase since 2017.
They feel adrift and desperate as they try to navigate a school system for their child that was designed for a different reality.
At the same time, burnt-out teachers report that the demand to manage children with disabilities has become overwhelming.
One teacher said some of the classes at her Port Macquarie school have two-thirds of students needing an adjustment for a disability – a confronting reality for any educator.
At a state level, there is a patchwork of funding arrangements with limited transparency, leaving many children with disabilities without the support they need to receive an education.
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