• 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.

Why problem-based approaches are not the right answer
Glenn FaheyJune 20, 2021Canberra Times

The draft revised school curriculum’s push to prioritise problem-solving is educationally flawed and will handicap...

A cultural imbalance: the draft curriculum disserves Western traditions and values
Fiona MuellerJune 9, 2021Education HQ

Australia’s first Prime Minister believed in free, compulsory and ‘unsectarian’ education, backing the 1880 NSW...

On Liberty EP53 Australians reject identity politics
Glenn Fahey, Bella D’AbreraJune 2, 2021On Liberty

We talked to Institute of Public Affairs’ Dr Bella d’Abrera. Speaking with The Australian recently,...

Scaling up success in majority Indigenous schools
Glenn Fahey, Noel Pearson, Alan TudgeJune 2, 2021

One of Australia’s most pressing public-policy challenges is to overcome poor education outcomes suffered by...

Scaling up success in majority Indigenous schools
Glenn Fahey, Noel Pearson, Alan TudgeMay 18, 2021

One of Australia’s most pressing public-policy challenges is to overcome poor education outcomes suffered by...

Quitting NAPLAN would be a fail for Australian education
Glenn FaheyMay 18, 2021Financial Review

Australia’s education system would be worse off without NAPLAN. Yet a new report proposes replacing...

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