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These ‘reforms’ invariably focus on single issues - pedagogy, organisational structures and processes, curriculum, teacher professional development, accountability and so on – and rarely form part of a coherent whole. The so-called ‘education revolution’ is an example of a number ...

Current education policy (National Curriculum Board, 2009) appeals to the needs of the economy to justify and drive initiatives and funding to address the problems in education. It brings to the forefront thinking that has infl uenced education policy over ...

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. ...

Just six years from now, the Victorian higher education system could look very different. Along with a mix of comprehensive and dual sector universities, TAFEs could have more higher education qualifications on offer, there may also be a polytechnic bridging ...

In their family home in suburban Sydney, Lindy Hadges and her children have just finished discussing Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It’s a novel they have all read together and from it springs a lively conversation about white slavery, prejudice and human ...

Australian teachers want professional learning opportunities in the same three areas as their international counterparts: students with special needs, ICT and student discipline. This is one of the headline findings of the recently released Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), ...

Darragh O Keeffe reports. It’s a case of life imitating art. In an episode of the popular cartoon series, The Simpsons, a premonition shows the students of the local public school, Springfield Elementary, learning their maths lessons from educational videos ...

Amid Australia’s worst ever peacetime disaster last month, organisations across the nation rallied to fundraise and support the victims of Victorian bushfires. While banks and big business got out their chequebooks, schools everywhere were also making a contribution, not just ...

Margaret Wu Reports. Education minister Julia Gillard says the proposed publication of school results on the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, together with school contextual information, will provide parents, teachers and the public with a clear picture ...

In September, education minister Julie Gillard proposed the establishment of a National Teachers Institute that will create a set of standards and accredit teachers against those standards. The institute board will have representatives from employers and professional associations, but notably ...