Teaching experts have criticised acting federal Education Minister Stuart Robert for making a "shameful" statement claiming "dud teachers" are to blame for declining education standards. On Thursday, while attending The Independent Schools Australia National Education Forum, Robert spoke about the ...
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Improve teacher quality rather than reduce class sizes
The federal opposition says too much has been spent on reducing school class sizes and not enough on lifting the quality of teachers. Opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne says Australia's education system is not attracting the best people to the profession. "We have ...
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Poor-performing schools are the main reason indigenous students don't reach minimum education standards, a new report says. The report on indigenous education from the Centre of Independent Studies released yesterday says much is made of the fact a majority of ...
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