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International rankings hold little value for Australia’s education future
Australia’s unique education system must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of an unattainable goal to improve our international rankings. Read More
More Indigenous students failing NAPLAN in all states except WA & QLD
NAPLAN results show plummeting standards of Indigenous education across the country, according to a new report titled Indigenous Education 2012 from The Centre for Independent Studies. Read More
No Excuses Schooling Needed to End High Indigenous Failure Rates
The bottom 150 schools in Australia are nearly all Indigenous schools when ranked using the 2009 NAPLAN results, highlights a new report released by The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) this week. Read More
Educating the Disadvantaged
Social disadvantage does not spell educational disadvantageEvery child can succeed at school if education providers take the right approach, says a new report being released Thursday. Read More
Schools of Thought: A Collection of Articles on Education
Over the last decade, schools policy in Australia has undergone significant changes. As a policy researcher at The Centre for Independent Studies and former schools editor at The Australian newspaper,... Read More
Report In Defence of Non-Government Schools
In Defence of Non-Government Schools: Non-government schools are providers of public education and deserve adequate public funding, says a new report to be released on Thursday. Read More
Job Compacts Comments
JOBS COMPACT IS A STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT LABOUR MARKET REFORM IS ALSO NEEDED Read More
INDIGENOUS EDUCATION ‘GAP’ A COVER UP FOR POLICY FAILURE
Governments have been setting targets to ‘close the gap’ in Indigenous education for the past 20 years, and yet literacy and numeracy have not improved. Large volumes of taxpayer funds have been committed,... Read More
Prices: Why vouchers won’t work while governments set fees
The Bradley report is another chapter in the long story of pricing neglect in higher education, says a report being released today.In a new report, Fixing Prices: Why vouchers won’t work while governments... Read More
Beyond Symbolism: Finding a Place for Local Government in Australia’s Constitution
Local governments could provide schools and fast development approvals if they receive more than just ‘recognition’ in the Constitution. Read More
Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory
Failure of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory: The Northern Territory government has known for the past ten years that education for most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is... Read More
Indigenous Participation in University Education
SELLING SHORT INDIGENOUS HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICIPATION The government’s use of race-based ‘average’ educational performance measures denigrates Indigenous achievement, ignoring the achievements... Read More
