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Our research into disadvantage in education focuses on how disadvantaged schools and students can become high performers.

Building world-class schools in Australia
Katharine Birbalsingh, Glenn FaheySeptember 9, 2022
CIS is proud to tour British educator, Katharine Birbalsingh. This October, Katharine will share her...
On Liberty EP94 Early literacy important for later success
Pam Snow, Glenn FaheyJuly 6, 2022On Liberty
Glenn Fahey speaks with Professor Pamela Snow to discuss the correlation between poor literacy education...
Overcoming the Educational Odds
Glenn Fahey, Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 14, 2021

High-performing schools make a difference every day in the lives of our younger generation, particularly...

Overcoming the Educational Odds
Glenn Fahey, Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 7, 2021

High-performing schools make a difference every day in the lives of our younger generation, particularly...

Mind the Gap: Understanding the Indigenous education gap and how to close it
Glenn FaheyJune 24, 2021RR41

Indigenous education disadvantage remains among the most pressing and persistent public policy challenges in Australia....

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...

Mind the Gap: Understanding the Indigenous education gap and how to close it
Glenn FaheyJune 24, 2021RR41

Indigenous education disadvantage remains among the most pressing and persistent public policy challenges in Australia....

Confronting Indigenous educational disadvantage: A Kimberley perspective
Lorraine HammondMarch 24, 2021AP20

Overcoming Indigenous education disadvantage is possible with the right teaching approaches and school policies. It...

Dollars and Sense: Time for smart reform of Australian school funding
Glenn FaheyDecember 1, 2020RR40

Australia is among the world’s highest-spending countries on schooling. Yet, the educational return on this...

Pain without gain: Why school closures are bad policy
Blaise Joseph, Glenn FaheyMay 24, 2020PP28

The decision by state and territory governments to strongly advise parents to keep their children...

Overcoming the Odds 2: Where are the top-performing disadvantaged secondary schools?
Blaise JosephJuly 23, 2019PP21

Students from disadvantaged social backgrounds perform worse academically on average than more advantaged students. However,...

Overcoming the Odds: A study of Australia’s top-performing disadvantaged schools
Blaise JosephMarch 18, 2019RR39

Students from disadvantaged social backgrounds perform worse on average academically than more advantaged students. This...

No, school choice does not cause ‘segregation’
Blaise JosephJuly 25, 2019Spectator

The mental gymnastics displayed by some people in order to blame freedom of school choice...

Keys to overcoming disadvantage at school
Blaise JosephMarch 27, 2019Newcastle Herald

“We want 100% of our students reading. We don’t care what their backgrounds are when...

How disadvantaged schools can be top performers
Blaise JosephMarch 22, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

In the lead up to the NSW and federal elections, education policy has degenerated into...

How disadvantaged schools can be top performers
Blaise JosephMarch 21, 2019The Educator

We can improve outcomes for our most disadvantaged students, if evidence-based school practices are adopted....

Education inequity isn’t just about money
Blaise JosephNovember 16, 2018IDEAS@THECENTRE

Opponents of non-government schools often claim Australia’s school system is grossly inequitable. But this is...

Early years are of primary importance for vital skills
Blaise JosephSeptember 3, 2018The Australian Financial Review

It’s a myth that primary school is less important than secondary school. Parental engagement and...

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Submission to the Parliament of NSW Standing Committee on State Development: Inquiry into economic development in Aboriginal communities
Sara HudsonFebruary 12, 2016CIS Submission

In seeking to improve Indigenous economic development outcomes it is important to recognise that high...

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...

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