Benchmarked into oblivion
NAPLAN is not so much a mirror as a house of mirrors.
Education Commentaries
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We need better returns on education investment
Billions of dollars have been poured into school funding in the state over the past decade. We deserve better than a system that spends more every year but keeps delivering the same results.
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Education Minister Jason Clare must ensure new schools pact benefits nation
The latest NAPLAN results confirm the sobering truth that our school system continues to underdeliver despite this investment.
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The 3 intergenerational challenges Chalmers’ roundtable must fix
The government’s upcoming Productivity Roundtable risks being yet another fest of short-term electoral thinking.
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Labor’s education report card is one step forward, two steps back
Efforts to put strict conditions on additional school funding to the states to improve outcomes have already been undercut by creating an alibi for failure.
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Campuses shouldn’t be safe spaces to breed intolerance
A curious trend has taken hold: the re-segregation of student housing, common areas, and even graduation ceremonies—this time along lines of race, religion, and sex. Universities insist this is progress. In truth, it is a step backward, a retreat from the ideals they once championed.
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How not to waste Gonski school funding
Additional federal money may unfortunately extend and expand inefficient and ineffective practices rather than lift the quality of teaching.
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Being explicit in class best way to lift results
Welcomed by parents but dreaded by children, the ‘Back to School’ signs have begun to emerge in shops of all …
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Do the maths or we’ll never be a STEM superpower
Calls for Australia to become a STEM superpower will never be answered unless our students can match the world’s best …
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Early numeracy screening will help prevent students from falling behind in maths
Policymakers are on the verge of a major education reform — early numeracy screening — that will prevent children falling …