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Writer and social commentator Jane Caro told Q&A that Australia has one of the most unequal education systems in the OECD. Is that right?
A recent study on school vouchers shows that the program may be harming kids’ academic achievement, at least in math. What’s missing here? Are test scores the only way to judge a program?
Labor has announced it will commit to fully funding Gonski, with a reform package costing $37.3 billion over the next decade.
But is this actually what the Gonski review recommended?
Parents need to be pushier and demand private school places for their children.
Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools, with parents asked to send their child to another school or fork out extra money.
Inner-city parents in urban redevelopment zones are the most likely to have problems getting their children into a government school.
The dumping of Gonski education funding model will inevitably increase social inequality – funding for public schools will reduce while support for private schools increase.
It’s not just about passing exams – parents are paying for their children to be ‘people smart’.
I am embarking on the enrolment process for my daughter at the moment and I have chosen the local state school. It runs at an average on the My School website, below average on like schools, and it has had a long reputation for being rough. So why have I chosen it?
Kenya’s free primary and secondary education policies don’t benefit the country’s poorest children.
Many people think that the admissions process should take into account the type of school students attended.
In Uganda, private schools are simply ignoring a policy that calls for pupils to learn in a mother tongue rather than in English for the first three years of their education.
Feeding yet more choice and competition into a system that has such distorted forms of both can only compound our problems.
Private school graduates earn more and are more likely to get top professional jobs. It has a lot to do with their grades.
Recent survey data revealed that twice as many parents of public school students reported their children had been bullied compared to private school parents.
Political debates around school funding focus on public versus private, which party is the Gonski champion, and who gets the most money. All of these debates miss the point.
One of the many striking aspects of slavery was denial of education to slaves. How is this history reflected in today’s school system?
Low-fee non-government schools are a permanent part of achieving education for all. They should be treated as such.
New research has concluded Catholic and Independent schools do add value to students’ tertiary scores.
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Deakin University
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Professor of Education, University of Sydney
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Professor of Social Impact, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
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Director of Education, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research Data and Method, Cardiff University
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Lecturer, Communication and Conflict Management, Mount Kenya University
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Associate Professor of Educational Policy, Michigan State University
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Adjunct Professor of Education, Victoria University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in Health Education, University of Sydney
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Professor of Labour Economics and Skills Development, UCL Institute of Education, UCL
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Emeritus Professor, Monash University. Professorial Fellow, Melbourne University, Monash University
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Professor, Murdoch University
