• 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.

Starting off on the wrong foot: How to improve Initial Teacher Education in Australia
Glenn Fahey, Rob JosephAugust 14, 2023AP53

Executive summary Australia’s Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector has been under review for much of...

AI in Education
Will AI Make Our Education System Smarter?
Leslie Loble , Daisy Christodoulou, Glenn FaheyAugust 4, 2023
CIS welcomes Daisy Christodoulou and Leslie Loble to discuss the impact of AI on Eduction...
Uni shake-up mustn’t reheat the Gonski fallacy
Glenn FaheyJuly 26, 2023AFR

A new Gonski-style funding model for universities will not improve higher education outcomes, but will...

Harvard University affirmative action reveals flaw in zero-sum equality push
Simon CowanJuly 15, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

In a heavily anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that two major...

Education overhaul for teachers a long time coming
Glenn FaheyJuly 11, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

The proposed overhaul to teacher training will mean better prepared teachers and a greater expectation...

In Defence of Meritocracy
Steven SchwartzJuly 6, 2023AP50

Introduction Democracies, dictatorships, and all other forms of government face the same dilemma—how to allocate...

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