Education
A quality school education is vital for individual well-being and for a healthy society. All children should have access to an education that is responsive to their needs as well as upholding high standards of academic rigour. CIS's focus is on policies that restore the role of parents in education and devolve greater authority and responsibility to schools to meet these goals.
The CIS is also involved in examining higher education and offers alternatives to the current Australian model.
Publications
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Tax Welfare Churn and the Australian Welfare State
| 27 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 Research PapersThe welfare state currently consumes $316 billion a year; however, much of this spending is not targeted at those who need... Read More...
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TARGET30 SNAPSHOT: Tax Welfare Churn and the Australian Welfare State
| 27 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 SnapshotsThe welfare state currently consumes $316 billion a year; however, much of this spending is not targeted at those who need... Read More...
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TARGET30: Towards smaller government and future prosperity
| 06 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 Research PapersTARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government, supported by a series of research reports providing policy solutions... Read More...
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TARGET30 SNAPSHOT: Towards smaller government and future prosperity
| 06 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 SnapshotsTARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government, supported by a series of research reports providing policy solutions... Read More...
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Australia and the Asian Ascendancy: Why Upskilling is Not Necessary to Reap the Rewards
| 19 Feb 2013 | Issue AnalysisGovernment programs to upskill the Australian workforce for the Asian Century are a solution to a non-problem. With more... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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My School sheds a welcome light
| 17 May 2013 | The AustralianIf governments gather important information about schools and students, it should be available to everyone. The My School ... Read More
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Federal micro-managers to rule the schools
| 16 Apr 2013 | Australian Financial ReviewResponses to the federal government’s school funding proposal have been less than enthusiastic. People have rightly pointed ... Read More
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Gonski reforms at risk of failure to launch
| 05 Apr 2013 | The AustralianTwo camps have emerged in the Gonski wars, with one camp saying it's all about the money.... Read More
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Students should seize the day, not the decade
| 14 Jan 2013 | The AustralianNo real thought is given to the consequences of keeping young people in education for an extended period of time.... Read More
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Degrees lose their cachet
| 07 Jan 2013 | Australian Financial ReviewHigher education is not a useful ticket for employment.... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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Fair go fear-mongering flies in the face of facts
| 10 May 2013Swan’s fair go fear-mongering is unfounded. Australians from even the poorest and least educated families are entering ...
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Time to make a deal
| 19 Apr 2013In rejecting a pretty good funding school model because it is not perfect, we may end up with something much worse....
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Don’t blame corporate sector for low Indigenous employment
| 22 Mar 2013Look to education rather than blaming the corporate sector for low Indigenous employment....
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Victorian revival highlights lost ground on child welfare
| 15 Feb 2013Failure to regularly send children to school symbolises the breakdown of behavioural standards....
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Language policy gone loco
| 01 Feb 2013A target of 40 per cent of Year 12 students studying LOTE is loco....
