Australia Association for Research in Education
educational reform
Why condemning international tests is a distraction, and what we really should be worried about
Governments all around the world seem to be influenced by the international rankings of students by the Organisation …
Education in Australia needs to change direction NOW, before it’s too late
We believe the next five years are vital to the future of education in Australia. As we see …
The ‘right’ to government subsidised choice of schools is another wasteful snout-in-the-trough entitlement
Parents who choose a private school for their child have a ‘right’ to expect governments to help with the costs because they are taxpayers; so the argument goes in Australia. Certainly chief executive of Independent Schools Victoria, Michelle Green, makes such an argument. But where does this so-called ‘right’ come from? Neither Michelle Green nor …
How the budget fails public education and what could be done to fix it
Once more we have a government short-changing public education. Make no mistake about it, despite promising a ‘unity …
What good school leaders do: getting it right takes time
The role of the principal today is challenging and complex. Schools face constant change, not only in curricula …