PISA
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In The Classroom
Leadership in education series â episode 1: Innovation and the future
Despite record investment in education, Australian studentsâ literacy and numeracy levels have been steadily declining. This podcast series speaks with…
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In The Classroom
Australian students are among the most test-anxious in the world
Dear Mum and Dad, This is just to let you know that I took the torch, the hammer, the gardening trowel,…
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Policy & Reform
What Australia can learn from Japan, South Korea
What do Japan and Korea have that Australia doesn't? Well, obviously a multitude of things â not limited to an…
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In The Classroom
What drives teaching quality? A PISA co-creator’s take
Last week's hand-wringing over the comparability of online NAPLAN tests with paper versions is moot. That is, according to one of…
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News
School’s out for ever? PISA shows decline in uni expectations
School's out for summer School's out forever For an increasing number of Australian high schoolers, Alice Cooper's lyrics resonate. They especially do…
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News
Racism, classism, misinformation behind declining public school enrolments
What does it take to increase public school enrolments? A Chaser turned anti-waste advocate? The Public Education Foundation (PEF) is betting…
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School Management
Australian students don’t feel they belong as much as others
The teenage angst anthem Creep, by Radiohead, contains the following lyrics: I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell…
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Policy & Reform
What $20 billion worth of educational inequality actually means
$20 billion could relieve almost all world hunger for a year. It's also the amount Australia lost due to educational inequality…
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Opinion
Opinion: the pressure-cooker lives of Singapore’s teachers
Twelve-hour days and big classes are realities that Singapore's teachers face daily. Such conditions create stressful work environments which impede…
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Policy & Reform
Addressing ‘wicked problems’ in special education
A wicked problem, in academia, means a thorny one - one without an obvious solution. In the lead up to…
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