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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 National affairs Big cuts and little cuts Brian Toohey 2 March 2010 It’s not so much the size of government spending that counts – it’s the quality, writes Brian Toohey

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 … National affairs Reassembling the childcare business Deborah Brennan 19 November 2008 Australia has become a case study in how not to run childcare services, writes Deborah Brennan. How did this happen and what should we do about it?