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Recent research by the National Centre on Education and the Economy (NCEE) in the US, demonstrates that the strategies driving the education policy of Finland, the most successful education system, are in bleak contrast to the current agenda for education ...

The gap between the disadvantaged and well-off schools is too big and must be dealt with in a new funding model. By Trevor Cobbold This will be a very big year for school education and a make or break year ...

It is not the slogan that determines what a school actually does for its students but its overall teaching practice. By Paul Herbert and Ngaire Tagney Schools these days are a marketer’s dream. Glossy brochures and impressive statements abound, describing ...

Melbourne University is proud of its successful post-graduate Master of Teaching scheme, reports Antonia Maiolo The low entry requirement to study teaching has been a major criticism aimed at some universities, with numerous calls for them to raise the bar ...

Should we be worried that our students’ performance in international testing is mediocre?  Cathy Wever reports As 2012 drew to a close, the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) announced results from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) ...

The national testing scheme has been widely criticised for impeding learning and the opposition says it will remove some data from the My School site. Louis White reports. it was back in 2008 that the federal government introduced the National Assessment ...

The review recommendations must be applied to stop education levels sliding, as seen in international test results. By Angelo Gavrielatos There have been few more important years in Australian education than 2013. This is the year when the future funding of ...

Following the state government’s decision to reduce funding for allergy treatments in West Australian schools, Opposition Leader Mark McGowan has promised $750,000 to fund training and medication. McGowan said children with severe allergic reactions were “at risk” because government funds ...

An overcrowded primary school in Port Melbourne is being forced to use a local park as a playground this year due to a lack of space. To accommodate a spike in enrolments, portable classrooms have been set up on limited ...

Imagine if, as a student, you could be in charge of your school for one day?