11-06-2025
Education non-profit group Teach for Australia apologises for MAGA-style email
A national organisation that recruits high-achievers to become teachers has issued an apology for circulating an email entitled 'help make education great again'.
Teach for Australia sent out an email seeking donations on Wednesday morning with a heading that reflected US President Donald Trump's election slogan of 'Make America Great Again'.
A few hours later, TFA sent out another message, signed by 'the TFA philanthropy team', apologising for the previous 'poorly worded' subject line.
'We sent an email this morning with a subject line that was poorly worded and unintentionally did not reflect our intent or values,' it said.
'Our intended message was: 'Help Give Every Child a Great Education'.
'We sincerely regret our initial wording and any confusion or concern that may have been caused.
'We apologise and thank you for your understanding and support.'
Former Coalition frontbencher Jacinta Nampijinpa Price copped criticism for engaging in US-style politics during last month's Federal election when she vowed in a speech to 'make Australia great again'.
She later claimed she had not even realised she was echoing Mr Trump's slogan.
TFA is a non-profit organisation that recruits talented individuals to teach in schools serving disadvantaged communities.
Its first email called for donations to help students who were being left behind because of where they lived.
'Through no fault of their own, and without being able to change these factors, their postcode or socioeconomic background hinder their access to the same quality of education that their inner city counterparts often enjoy,' it said.
