• Education

Quality school education is vital for individual potential and a healthy society. All children should have access to an education that is responsive to their needs as well as upholding high academic standards. CIS’s research focus is on policies that improve the quality of teaching and student outcomes.

A buyer’s market
November 2, 2010The Age

Though few realise it, today's secondary school students will be the most influential university students...

The growth of religious schooling
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 13, 2010ABC News

The educational landscape in Australia has changed remarkably over the last two decades. Expansions in...

Let’s avoid the OECD cringe
October 5, 2010The Age

Sixty years ago, A. A. Phillips suggested that Australia suffered from a "cultural cringe", always...

Religion and education
Jennifer Buckingham OAMSeptember 17, 2010

Religious schools have been a major feature of the educational landscape in Australia since British...

The Rise of Religious Schools in Australia
Jennifer Buckingham OAMSeptember 16, 2010PM111

More than 1.1 million students (out of a total student population of 3.4 million) attend...

Graduates can afford to top up funding
September 8, 2010The Australian

The new government faces the same old problem: too many demands, too little money. In...

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