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No evidence of hurry to follow Gonski advice on research body
December 3, 2019The Canberra Times

The Commonwealth received the Gonski Review to Achieve Education Excellence in Australian Schools in April...

Why are Australia’s PISA results so bad? Blame mediocre education standards and poor teaching
Blaise JosephDecember 3, 2019The Daily Telegraph

When did we become a nation satisfied with mediocrity? The latest international education rankings confirm...

Co-ed vs  ‘education apartheid’
Blaise JosephNovember 29, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Many progressive advocates would welcome single-sex schools becoming extinct as alleged “educational apartheid.” Nevertheless, Australia...

Parents give school policies poor report card
Glenn FaheyNovember 22, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Parents are generally satisfied with how much money their child’s school has, but they don’t...

Crunch time at the chalkface for reading, writing skills
Fiona MuellerNovember 21, 2019The Australian

That overarching question posed by the ALP’s review of the federal election also should be...

School funding: Parents want better spending — not more money
Glenn FaheyNovember 21, 2019The Daily Telegraph

Wouldn’t it be nice to see education policy reflect what parents — not trade unionists...

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