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Ah, the olden days!
Frank Bongiorno
5 June 2011
Another history war under another conservative government.
Frank Bongiorno
reports from London
National Affairs
My School, PISA and Australia’s equity gap
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
My School 2.0: getting better by degrees?
Chris Bonnor
8 March 2011
My School 2.0 promised improvements, but how much better is this latest version?
Chris Bonnor
assesses the evidence
National Affairs
Incremental inequity
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
Back to schools
Ben Eltham
23 July 2010
Schools policy is back on the election agenda, writes
Ben Eltham
. But will it lead to substantial reform?
National Affairs
Are autonomous schools the answer?
Dahle Suggett
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
NAPLAN and the states: an intriguing result
Dahle Suggett
18 May 2010
Whatever NAPLAN’s limitations, it does provide intriguing information about how different school systems perform, writes
Dahle Suggett
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
My School and your school
Chris Bonnor
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…
National Affairs
Reformed to the hilt
Chris Bonnor
5 November 2009
Doubts about New York’s system-wide educational reforms are intensifying, reports
Chris Bonnor
National Affairs
One league away from disaster
Chris Bonnor
9 September 2009
School league tables will reinforce mistaken ideas about why some schools seem to perform better than others, writes
Chris Bonnor
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
…
Essays & Reportage
Gone bush
Chris Bonnor
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
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