Companies are having undue influence over our kids’ education thanks to rampant privatisation.

And public school teachers and principals don’t like it. A recent study just revealed that 90% of them are concerned as this isn’t benefiting our kids.

These companies are getting unprecedented access to students’ personal and academic data. They’re writing questions for national tests and they’re producing teaching and learning materials.

People like you and I pay taxes so our kids get education that’s truly beneficial for their future -- not education that lines the pockets of private companies. Let’s make sure our tax dollars are well spent.

Will you help stop the privatisation of our kids’ schools? Sign the petition to federal and state education ministers now.

Private companies like Pearson, UNSW Global, and British-based National Foundation of Educational Research are effectively in charge of running the national standardised tests (NAPLAN).

That means companies are basically deciding what’s valued in our kids’ education, as a lot of education policy is shaped around these tests.

Teachers have also reported that they feel that students will do better on the tests designed by global education provider Pearson, if they buy Pearson textbooks.

Businesses have also been contracted to standardise and share school and student data -- giving them unprecedented access to our kids’ data, including identity, enrolment, legal, medical, and assessment records. This can be shared with external providers.

Our elected leaders need to hear loud and clear: we want our tax dollars spent on our kids’ future. We don’t want business interests to dictate what our kids learn at school.

You can help stop the privatisation of our kids’ schools by speaking out to our federal and state education ministers now.

The SumOfUs community worldwide has come together to stop governments handing over our public services to corporations at the expense of our health and safety.

Our amazing members in the U.K. took their government to court over its decision to contract out the services of the discrimination hotline to dodgy G4S.

Even though we weren’t allowed to proceed with the case, the judge said that we undoubtedly raised serious matters of public interest and concern. The case also got lots of attention from powerful politicians who can hold the government to account.

We have to be more powerful if we’re going to stop this tide of privatisation especially in Australia -- and you can make this happen by adding your voice now.

Help stop the privatisation of our kids’ schools now.

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