• 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 degree of dissatisfaction
March 23, 2007The Courier Mail

The annual offers for university places bring joy for many but disappointment for others, whose...

Mismatch: Australia’s Graduates and the Job Market
Andrew NortonMarch 23, 2007IA84

Politicians and academics argue that we need more people graduating from university to meet strong...

Ten Views on Vouchers
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 11, 2007Policy

School choice causes controversy, even among its supporters. Read full article

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Rudd pins his faith on remissions
February 7, 2007The Australian

Labor is promising an "education revolution" but its higher education policy so far looks more...

Power (and cash) to the principals
Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 7, 2007The Australian

Although much has been made about the poverty of educational standards in Australian schools lately,...

Teachers and the Waiting Game: Why Decentralisation is Vital for Public Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 5, 2007IA80

On the most important aspects of education policy, state governments are in the grip of...

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