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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.

Improving Student Behaviour in Schools
Tom Bennett, Manisha Gazula, Blaise JosephApril 2, 2026
Join CIS in Sydney on Thursday, 7 May for the launch of new research on...
Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Trisha Jha on science of learning, Peter Tulip on the RBA hikes, and more
March 17, 2026

Peter Tulip on 2GB Money News re the forthcoming RBA decision — from 2:30 to...

March Appeal CIS Newsletter
March 16, 2026

Taylor pressed on trade, migration and the limits of government Michael Stutchbury sat down with...

Coverage of Marian Tupy’s paper, Zoe Hilton on batteries, Peter Tulip on the RBA
March 6, 2026

Not migrants: research pinpoints housing crisis culprit — Yahoo Restricting Australia’s migrant intake is not...

Coverage of Marian Tupy’s paper, Peter Tulip on housing, Robert Carling on CGT and more
March 5, 2026

Not migrants: research pinpoints housing crisis culprit — Canberra Times and across ACM via AAP...

Regulating for Quality in Childcare: The Evidence Base
Trisha JhaNovember 5, 2014PM142

The National Quality Agenda (NQA) endorsed by all states and territories in 2009 regulates childcare...

Helen Hughes: A Tribute
Glenys Byrne, Greg Lindsay, Noel Pearson, Ron Duncan, Tony AbbottAugust 27, 2014PF26

CIS Senior Fellow Professor Helen Hughes AO passed away on 15 June 2013 after a...

School Funding on a Budget
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 30, 2014T30.09

Government expenditure on schools has more than doubled in real terms in the last 25...

Why Jaydon Can’t Read: A Forum on Fixing Literacy
Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Justine Ferrari, Tom AlegounariasFebruary 18, 2014IA144

Many thousands of Australian students have very low levels of literacy after spending four or...

Emergency Budget Repair Kit
Alexander Philipatos, Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Jeremy Sammut, Robert Carling, Simon Cowan, Trisha JhaNovember 21, 2013T30.05

The new Abbott government should address its self-identified budget emergency by cutting wasteful spending now....

The Right to the Good Life: Improving Educational Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Marcia LangtonOctober 1, 2013OP133

Education is a key ideological battleground in debates about how to address Indigenous disadvantage. Yet,...

Childcare tantrum over hourly fees
Trisha JhaNovember 27, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

That wailing sound you heard coming from childcare centres this week was not from upset...

Flexibility key to reforming childcare sector
Trisha JhaNovember 24, 2015Courier-Mail

Australian families are crying out for more childcare places that suit their working needs and...

Decoding fact and fiction in coding
Trisha JhaNovember 20, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

We’re seeing an increasingly apparent borderline obsession with getting primary school age kids to learn...

Poor smokers should not get burnt for Gonski
Jennifer Buckingham OAMNovember 13, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

Thanks to a concerted and well-resourced campaign from teachers unions and vocal support from NSW...

Funding isn’t everything when it comes to improving school results
Jennifer Buckingham OAMNovember 6, 2015SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The Mitchell Institute report published last week showing wide disparities in educational outcomes and attainment...

Divestment divorce from reality
Michael PotterSeptember 11, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

Last week, Ideas@theCentre argued that Newcastle Council has entered an alternative reality by withdrawing deposits...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Education Reform That Works: Insights from UK, New Zealand & Australia
Glenn Fahey, Nick Gibb, Jason Clare MPDecember 8, 2025

Three leading education ministers — Sir Nick Gibb (UK), Erica Stanford (New Zealand), and Jason...

What do teachers believe about learning? | Trisha Jha
Trisha JhaNovember 6, 2025

This report presents findings from literature about what teachers believe about how students learn: the...

Restoring Excellence in Australian Education | Senator Jonathon Duniam
Glenn FaheyOctober 3, 2025

At this Centre for Independent Studies forum, Shadow Federal Minister for Education Senator Jonathon Duniam...

Evidence vs Ideology: Why the Science of Learning Matters?
Doctor Carl Hendrick, Doctor Simon Breakspear, Glenn FaheyJune 26, 2025

As Australian student outcomes decline and education inequality persists, a growing movement is challenging the...

The science of learning will set students free | Glenn Fahey
Robert Forsyth, Glenn FaheyJune 13, 2025

Robert Forsyth interviews Glenn Fahey, director of the education program at the Centre for Independent...

Submission to the Indigenous Sub-committee of the Standing Committee for the Review of Government Services Provision. 2011
Sara HudsonJanuary 31, 2011

Submission to the Indigenous Sub-committee of the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Services...

Public Education in New South Wales: Submission to the ‘Vinson’ Inquiry
Ross HaroldNovember 28, 2001IA20

The most effective way of improving school performance without increasing recurrent funding is to enable...

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