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National affairs What My School really says about our schools Chris Bonnor 23 April 2010 While My School says very little about the effectiveness of any school, it does offer some tantalising information about Australia’s school system in general, writes… National affairs Teaching to the test Paul Bamford 7 April 2010 Once an advocate of testing and accountability in schools, Diane Ravitch has reassessed the evidence, writes Paul Bamford National affairs In praise of the blame game Anthony Sibillin 31 March 2010 Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin The writing on the wall Frank Bongiorno 18 March 2010 The global financial crisis has reached British universities, writes Frank Bongiorno in London

Podcasts Schooling and the common good Peter Clarke 31 August 2009 Jack Keating discusses his new report on education with Peter Clarke Podcasts Childcare: where we came from and where we’re going Peter Clarke 6 March 2009 Peter Clarke talks to Deborah Brennan about child care policy and the longer term impact of the fall of ABC Learning Essays & reportage They say they want a revolution Dean Ashenden 19 February 2009 There’s plenty of scope for the federal government’s “revolution” in schooling but few signs of the ideas and resources it would require, writes Dean … National affairs Big town blues Chris Bonnor 14 December 2008 Competition has taught schools a golden rule of business: your reputation is enhanced if you have greater control over the inputs – in this case, students. Chris …