Kevin Donnelly

Kevin Donnelly
Born	(1952-01-07) 7 January 1952 (age 72) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Educator, author and commentator
Education	Broadmeadows High School Melbourne High School
Alma mater	La Trobe University
Subject	Education, culture
Notable works	Taming the Black Dog (2014) The Culture of Freedom (2016) Dumbing Down (2014) How Political Correctness is Destroying Education: And Your Child's Future (2018) How Political Correctness is Destroying Australia (2018) A Politically Correct Dictionary and Guide (2019)
Website
kevindonnelly.com.au

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Kevin John Donnelly AM (born 1952) is an Australian educator, author and commentator. He is Senior Fellow at the Australian Catholic University's PM Glynn Institute^[1][2]

Donnelly has written numerous articles and books on contemporary developments in education, culture and politics. He is known for contributions to the evaluation of the Australian National Curriculum Australian National Curriculum, and for criticisms of the Australian "Safe Schools" programme.