While some private schools in Australia fret over the construction of their new waterpolo centres or drama theatres, public schools face more pressing challenges, like whether there’s a hole in the roof or if there are enough books for every student. So, could a review commissioned by education minister Jason Clare fix it?

Today, public education advocate and contributor to The Saturday Paper Jane Caro on how Australia needs to fund public schools – and why we’re still not doing it.

The teacher shortage across Australia has left public school educators feeling burnt out and undervalued – that’s if they haven’t already quit. In NSW, a plan to make the state’s teachers among the highest paid in the country helped Labor win the election this year.

But months after entering into pay negotiations and on the verge of announcing a historic deal, the union is accusing the NSW government of reneging, breaking a core election promise to teachers and severely wounding a relationship that helped the premier to power.

One way that inequality becomes baked into Australian society is through education. For decades, the school system has become increasingly stratified - to the benefit of private schools and detriment of public ones.

Today, Jane Caro on the consequences of this divide and how the past twenty years of education policy will shape the Australia we see tomorrow.

The family court is a place of last resort for spouses and parents, to settle the legal, financial and parenting disputes that can sometimes arise. But lawyers and mothers have been warning that when abuse or violence is part of the equation, the court is failing.

Today, author and contributor to The Saturday Paper Jane Caro on the women who feel silenced by the family court, and the changes the Federal government now wants to make.

The Prime Minister is arguing that school closures are leaving the most disadvantaged students behind, and he’s calling for schools to reopen. Today, Jane Caro on how the political debate over coronavirus is reframing the inequality in education funding.

In the past decade, reports of teachers and principals being abused by parents have increased. Jane Caro on accounts that range from intimidation to stalking.