Much ado about nothing

The education revolution is heading for failure because the government is emulating discredited overseas strategies and ignoring the successful ones, according to renowned expert Brian Caldwell. The government is enthralled by New York's school report cards but overlooked its charter schools model which has helped disadvantaged students succeed. Australia abandoned technical schools whereas Finland, which tops international tests, has kept them at the senior secondary level. In a paper reviewing the government's education policy, Caldwell said Australia copied England's worst feature -...

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