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National affairs Bernie Shepherd 10 April 2013 Amid the fraught discussions about Gonski, the need to resolve deep-seated problems of equity and student achievement remains urgent, writes Bernie Shepherd
National affairs Peter Mares 28 March 2013 A different visa category could be the subject of future debates about temporary migration, writes Peter Mares National affairs Dean Ashenden 1 March 2013 Sure, smaller classes would be good, but at what opportunity costs, asks Dean Ashenden Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 15 February 2013 The current system of teacher education isn’t working for many students. Dean Ashenden looks at the alternatives, and their adversaries National affairs Paul Rodan 20 December 2012 Removing staff and student representatives from university councils in Victoria threatens scholarly values and independent criticism, argues Paul Rodan
National affairs Chris Bonnor 28 November 2012 In a forthcoming paper for the Centre for Policy Development, Chris Bonnor describes a worsening school equity problem that will persist for decades to come
Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 22 November 2012 Twenty-five years ago, John Dawkins dramatically reshaped higher education. His critics still fail to distinguish the good from the bad in his reforms, writes Dean Ashenden Retrospective Dean Ashenden 14 October 2012 All’s not necessarily well in the classroom – even when it happens to end well Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 8 October 2012 In 1990 a team of researchers began tracking a group of babies born in two inner suburbs of Melbourne. Their latest results paint a complex picture of obstacles, opportunities and… National affairs Lisa Waller 26 September 2012 A new parliamentary report challenges the thinking behind the downgrading of Indigenous languages in schools, writes Lisa Waller
National affairs Dean Ashenden 5 September 2012 The government has at last come up with the outline of a strategy for reforming schools, writes Dean Ashenden. The worry is in what the prime minister didn’t say
National affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2012 Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree National affairs Dean Ashenden 2 August 2012 Gonski’s recommendations can work if we keep in mind how they might fail, writes Dean Ashenden National affairs Chris Bonnor 12 July 2012 Creating better schools is a long and often tortuous process, writes Chris Bonnor. The first step is to focus on policies that can actually work Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 13 June 2012 Restless innovation saved Australian schools from their structural problems, writes Dean Ashenden. But now the strains are well and truly showing
National affairs Dean Ashenden 5 April 2012 One vital question has been overlooked in the coverage of the federal government’s My University website, writes Dean Ashenden. Why duplicate a service that already exists?
National affairs Antonia Finnane 26 March 2012 If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system National affairs Chris Bonnor 29 February 2012 The Gonski report has brought together an enormous body of evidence to show why equity must be at the centre of school policy, writes Chris Bonnor, and has decisively… National affairs Dean Ashenden 24 February 2012 Strongly argued, thoroughly evidenced, and unlikely to succeed. Dean Ashenden looks at the Gonski report on school funding National affairs Lesley Russell 24 February 2012 Lesley Russell analyses the figures in the prime minister’s 2012 report
Essays & reportage Lisa Waller 27 October 2011 Despite the international evidence, the Northern Territory has discouraged bilingual programs in its schools, writes Lisa Waller. But there are early signs of another…
National affairs Peter Mares 28 September 2011 The federal government’s new rules designed to increase student numbers could boost the number of migrants who are permanently temporary, writes Peter Mares National affairs Deborah Brennan 25 August 2011 Early childhood policy is in the midst of enormous change, writes Deborah Brennan. But the legacy of a fragmented and incomplete system, and a failure of ambition, mean… Books & arts Sara Dowse 30 June 2011 You shouldn’t have to work for free to break into the white-collar world, argues Ross Perlin in this new book. Sara Dowse agrees Frank Bongiorno 5 June 2011 Another history war under another conservative government. Frank Bongiorno reports from London
National affairs Chris Bonnor 11 May 2011 Do schools determine the performance of students, or do students determine the performance of schools? Chris Bonnor investigates
National affairs Chris Bonnor 8 March 2011 My School 2.0 promised improvements, but how much better is this latest version? National affairs Daniel Nethery 6 October 2010 The expanded Education Tax Refund should be on the list of election promises up for reappraisal, writes Daniel Nethery National affairs Ian Watson & Murray Goot 23 July 2010 The reasons for the Howard government’s electoral success are widely misunderstood National affairs Ben Eltham 23 July 2010 Schools policy is back on the election agenda, writes Ben Eltham. But will it lead to substantial reform?