National affairs
15 July 2010
Australian policymakers are undoubtedly watching developments in Britain and the United States with interest. But how much can we learn from systems that are so different from our…
National affairs
3 June 2010
Legislation before parliament will give the immigration minister new power to “terminate” certain classes of visa application, reports Peter Mares
National affairs
18 May 2010
Whatever NAPLAN’s limitations, it does provide intriguing information about how different school systems perform, writes Dahle Suggett
National affairs
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
7 April 2010
Once an advocate of testing and accountability in schools, Diane Ravitch has reassessed the evidence, writes Paul Bamford
National affairs
31 March 2010
Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin
18 March 2010
The global financial crisis has reached British universities, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
National affairs
2 March 2010
It’s not so much the size of government spending that counts – it’s the quality, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
24 February 2010
My School promises to compare like with like, but a close look at thirty-six “average” schools reveals the limitations of this way of measuring achievement, writes…
Essays & reportage
10 December 2009
Some good, some bad: the Howard government’s economic record compared with the performance of other Western countries
National affairs
5 November 2009
Doubts about New York’s system-wide educational reforms are intensifying, reports Chris Bonnor
National affairs
21 September 2009
Ignore the squabbling over school signs. What will be the long term legacy of the federal government’s education revolution, asks Ian McShane
National affairs
9 September 2009
School league tables will reinforce mistaken ideas about why some schools seem to perform better than others, writes Chris Bonnor
Podcasts
31 August 2009
Jack Keating discusses his new report on education with Peter Clarke
Podcasts
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
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
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
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?
Essays & reportage
27 October 2008
Why are some rural government schools doing so well? Because they reflect the old idea that schools should serve all the students in their community, writes Chris Bonnor