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Our research into teaching focuses on the quality of the teacher workforce, teacher training and ways to improve student outcomes through better teaching methods.

Low literacy cannot be tolerated
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 22, 2016ABC The Drum

Literacy and numeracy levels of Australian students are a national disgrace. A new analysis of...

Too many of Australia’s kids can’t read properly — here’s what we need to do about it
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 10, 2016Mamamia

Around a million Australian children are at risk of reading failure. That’s roughly one in...

Read about it: Scientific evidence for effective teaching of reading
Kerry Hempenstall, Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 7, 2016Research Report 11

Five from Five is now a community education project supported by MultiLit, a reading program...

FIVE from FIVE — We can end the reading wars
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 7, 2016The Weekend Australian - Inquirer

One million Australian children are at risk of reading failure, with serious negative consequences for...

MEDIA RELEASE: Launch of national FIVE from FIVE child literacy project
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 7, 2016

The new national literacy project ‘FIVE from FIVE’ aimed at having all Australian children learn...

End the reading wars
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 4, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

It is estimated that around one million (one in four) Australian children is at risk...

Knowledge is power: What do teachers believe about learning?
Trisha JhaOctober 30, 2025AP92

Executive Summary This report presents findings from literature about what teachers believe about how students...

Sex and maths success: myths and interventions
David C. GearyJuly 17, 2025AP83

Executive summary Mathematical competencies at the completion of secondary school influence later educational and occupational...

Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children
Nancy C. Jordan, Nancy DysonJuly 10, 2025AP82

Introduction Numbers are an integral part of our daily lives, both inside and outside of...

Fractions Minus the Friction. A guide to four teaching practices
Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller, Allison McClure, Cassandra HatfieldDecember 12, 2024AP78

Introduction Understanding fractions has a significant impact on both individuals and society. Fractions are an...

Using Curriculum-Based Measurement for Primary School Maths Screening
Erica S. Lembke, Emily L. Singell, Gabriella Lyth Donofrio, Megyn MartinAugust 15, 2024AP75
Universal screening is an essential component of a Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) for maths and...
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Learning Lessons. The future of small-group tutoring
Trisha JhaJuly 25, 2024AP73
Student data from national and international testing shows a large minority of students are not...
CIS Nanny State Awards for 2025
Peter KurtiDecember 11, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE
Each year, CIS gathers the most ridiculous examples of intrusioninto our lives, to find the...
School child reading book
Turning up a first step to success
Trisha JhaDecember 4, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH
The best that can be said about the latest national attendance data is that things...
Black market lit up by backfiring ciggies tax
Michael StutchburyDecember 2, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Jacking up the price of a product usually ensures that less of it is sold....

Tip from a friend: Australia’s economy is in a slow race to ruin
Michael StutchburyNovember 29, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Sometimes it takes outsiders to say the obvious but unwelcome things: high spending, low growth...
Why the war on wokeness is actually killing conservatives in Australia
Simon CowanNovember 29, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Australian conservatives — however much they might be impressed by the way MAGA has fought...
Hanson’s burqa antics dodges hard questions on multiculturalism
Peter KurtiNovember 27, 2025AFR

Eight years after her first burqa stunt, Pauline Hanson pulled it out of the wardrobe...

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Submission to Productivity Commission’s Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation Interim Report
September 15, 2025

The Productivity Commission’s statement that careful emissions reduction policy design will enable gains in productivity...

Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Information Integrity
Michael StutchburySeptember 12, 2025

On behalf of the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), we are pleased to provide the...

Submission to VNI West State Significant Infrastructure Application
August 18, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the VNI West...

Submission to Heritage NSW
Peter TulipJuly 18, 2025CIS

This submission argues that NSW’s heritage legislation has serious flaws. In particular, costs of listing...

Submission to AEMC’s Pricing Review Discussion Paper
Aidan MorrisonJuly 10, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the AEMC’s Pricing...

Submission to Draft 2025 Electricity Network Options Report
Aidan MorrisonJune 23, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission to the...

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