How to turn around Australian kids’ appalling classroom behaviour
The dismal state of student behaviour has long been the elephant in the classroom. To improve this, we must now …
Education Commentaries
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Eliminating the F-word: No more failure?
By preventing students from experiencing failure, we will keep them from gaining the self-confidence that comes from overcoming it. British …
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NAPLAN dive shows funding splurge is no fix for learning woes
The NAPLAN results just released reveal a significant underperforming tail, which means school systems must do better in lifting achievement …
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It’s through high-quality education that society’s inequities are meaningfully addressed
Reducing inequities is a worthy ambition in education policy and practice — but delivering a better and fairer education system …
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Uni shake-up mustn’t reheat the Gonski fallacy
A new Gonski-style funding model for universities will not improve higher education outcomes, but will prove the federal government has …
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Harvard University affirmative action reveals flaw in zero-sum equality push
In a heavily anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that two major US universities (including Harvard) were …
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Education overhaul for teachers a long time coming
The proposed overhaul to teacher training will mean better prepared teachers and a greater expectation of training providers. But policymakers …
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A great court victory for meritocracy
The United States Supreme Court’s meritocracy verdict in favour of Students for Fair Admissions has triggered a seismic shift in …
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Help may be on way for graduate teachers who don’t feel class-ready
Later this month, the federal government’s Teacher Education Expert Panel will hand down what promises to be the most consequential …
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Vested interests thwart school reform
A year into Labor’s administration, Education Minister Jason Clare has a unique opportunity to transform Australian education policy and practice …