Michael Sciffer
@msciffer.bsky.social
President, Armidale Teachers Association. PhD candidate Murdoch University. Researching school segregation and compositional effects. Living/working on Anaiwan lands. Photo: Hay plains
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Michael Sciffer
@msciffer.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My opening statement to the Senate estimates committee on the Better and Fairer Schools Bill
Most segregated in the world: here's why that matters blog.aare.edu.au/most-segrega...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Most segregated in the world: here's why that matters blog.aare.edu.au/most-segrega...
Australian school segregation is driven by unregulated private school fees and enrolment practices
Australian School Segregation
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October 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Australian school segregation is driven by unregulated private school fees and enrolment practices
School segregation is driven by increased provision of private and selective schools
(PDF) Socioeconomic and Indigenous school segregation in Australia: The role of institutional differentiation and fees
PDF | School segregation is an international problem undermining the performance and equity of education systems. Australia's secondary schooling system... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
School segregation is driven by increased provision of private and selective schools
School segregation is driven by increased provision of private and selective schools via @berj-2025.bsky.social
<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
School segregation is an international problem undermining the performance and equity of education systems. Australia's secondary schooling system offers international insights into the causes of seg....
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October 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
School segregation is driven by increased provision of private and selective schools via @berj-2025.bsky.social
Caz Heise supporting public education
May 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Caz Heise supporting public education
The Australian Education Union wrote to Dutton and Albanese about their education policies. Only one bothered replying
A message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
This is "A message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese" by NSW Teachers Federation on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The Australian Education Union wrote to Dutton and Albanese about their education policies. Only one bothered replying
Completion seminar done
April 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Completion seminar done
Wide system changes needed for Australian schools to reach equity goals www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
Wide system changes needed for Australian schools to reach equity goals
Social segregation in Australia’s education system is creating barriers for disadvantaged students, according to new research from Murdoch University, and wide systemic change is needed.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wide system changes needed for Australian schools to reach equity goals www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
School segregation is harming the learning of Australian children and diminishing the effectiveness of schools. Governments need to begin reporting these effects. My paper in the Australian Journal of Social Issues onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The Systemic Inefficiency of Australian Schools: A Policy and Measurement Review
Entrenched social inequalities mean that Australia's schooling system is far from achieving the Alice Spring's (Mparntwe) Education Declaration's equity goal. This is associated with Australian schoo...
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March 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
School segregation is harming the learning of Australian children and diminishing the effectiveness of schools. Governments need to begin reporting these effects. My paper in the Australian Journal of Social Issues onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Michael Sciffer
Fixing a flawed levy on the banks could leave Australia’s budget billions of dollars better off
Fixing a flawed levy on the banks could leave Australia’s budget billions of dollars better off
Australia’s banks have been given an easy ride at taxpayers’ expense. And economists Chris Richardson argues the banking levy is a fraction of what it should be
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The budget would be billions of dollars better off every year if Australia’s biggest banks were forced to pay taxpayers for an unspoken guarantee that taxpayers will bail them out in a crisis.
Days out from a fourth Labor budget that will show a looming decade of deficits, there is a growing urgency to make bolder decisions as part of a wider audit of how we tax and spend. Continue reading...
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March 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Fixing a flawed levy on the banks could leave Australia’s budget billions of dollars better off
Reposted by Michael Sciffer
📢 Welcome to the new account of GEPS! We are a research group based at UAB, with members from the Department of Sociology and the Department of Theories of Education. Here, we will share our research activities and key insights on research and education policy. Follow us to stay updated! 📚🔍
March 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📢 Welcome to the new account of GEPS! We are a research group based at UAB, with members from the Department of Sociology and the Department of Theories of Education. Here, we will share our research activities and key insights on research and education policy. Follow us to stay updated! 📚🔍
NSW Teachers Federation launches its campaign to defend public schools funding
March 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
NSW Teachers Federation launches its campaign to defend public schools funding
Dutton will trash public schools funding just like Abbott
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March 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Dutton will trash public schools funding just like Abbott
NSW Teachers Federation Council meets today to consider the Albanese federal government’s school funding plan
March 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NSW Teachers Federation Council meets today to consider the Albanese federal government’s school funding plan
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Labor is fixing the funding of public schools in the biggest state in Australia. This is the biggest new investment in NSW public schools by the Australian Government ever.
This funding is tied to real practical reforms to lift standards and make sure more children get a great start in life.
This funding is tied to real practical reforms to lift standards and make sure more children get a great start in life.
March 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Labor is fixing the funding of public schools in the biggest state in Australia. This is the biggest new investment in NSW public schools by the Australian Government ever.
This funding is tied to real practical reforms to lift standards and make sure more children get a great start in life.
This funding is tied to real practical reforms to lift standards and make sure more children get a great start in life.
Fantastic news for NSW public schools. Dutton will try to wreck this to fund corporate boozy lunches www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Albanese clears $4.8bn hurdle in race to federal election
The federal government will lift its share of NSW school funding in a similar deal to a $2.5 billion agreement with Victoria five weeks ago.
www.smh.com.au
March 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Fantastic news for NSW public schools. Dutton will try to wreck this to fund corporate boozy lunches www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Stargate project to make Trump into a Dalek? No need for a cortex vault to repress his compassion
January 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Stargate project to make Trump into a Dalek? No need for a cortex vault to repress his compassion
PhD by publication - five papers published, one paper under review for minor revisions, another paper under first review. Thesis - introduction, lit review, linking chapters done. Concluding discussion to go then first draft DONE!
January 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
PhD by publication - five papers published, one paper under review for minor revisions, another paper under first review. Thesis - introduction, lit review, linking chapters done. Concluding discussion to go then first draft DONE!
Despite the introduction of quotas, Australian selective schools continue to vastly over enrol from the most advantaged families. This is unsurprising as the purpose of selective schools is to isolate children from each other www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Has the plan to help more disadvantaged kids into selective schools failed? Here’s what the data says
One expert suggests providing free academic coaching for the selective school test, with just 1 per cent of students at some schools from a lower socio-economic background.
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January 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Despite the introduction of quotas, Australian selective schools continue to vastly over enrol from the most advantaged families. This is unsurprising as the purpose of selective schools is to isolate children from each other www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Australia finds itself one of few countries whose governments have not only created, but also funded, an education system in which the wealthy have the most resources and the disadvantaged have the least. www.smh.com.au/national/how...
How the bank of nan and pop is making our polarised school system even worse
Cashed-up grandparents are driving private education fees ever higher. It’s just another degree of stratification for our dysfunctional school system.
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January 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Australia finds itself one of few countries whose governments have not only created, but also funded, an education system in which the wealthy have the most resources and the disadvantaged have the least. www.smh.com.au/national/how...
Australia's school funding system of unregulated private school fees and governments failing to fund public schools to the minimum resource standard is a disaster. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Sydney’s wealthiest schools growing further out of reach
The city’s middle-class families, already hit by rising costs of living, face another nasty shock as our high-fee private schools increase the costs of entry.
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January 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Australia's school funding system of unregulated private school fees and governments failing to fund public schools to the minimum resource standard is a disaster. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
I got 4 hours sleep last night and I’m completely smashing out a journal article. New strategy for productivity?
December 29, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I got 4 hours sleep last night and I’m completely smashing out a journal article. New strategy for productivity?
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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams
CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%
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December 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.