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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.

In a league of their own: the case against league tables and legislative bans
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 10, 2009

In a surprising and badly judged move, the NSW Coalition has supported a legislative ban...

In Defence of Non-Government Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 2, 2009IA112

The Rudd Labor government has so far taken a hands-off approach to the issue of...

Report In Defence of Non-Government Schools
July 2, 2009

The freedom to choose a school, whether it is a government or non-government school, is...

Fund kids not schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 2, 2009The Australian

The debate over funding to non-government schools has never really gone away. On the horizon...

Schools of Thought: A Collection of Articles on Education
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 1, 2009SP10

Over the last decade, schools policy in Australia has undergone significant changes. Jennifer Buckingham has...

School Reporting Policy is in a League of its Own
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJune 29, 2009

When the federal government confirmed last year that it would be making good on its...

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