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The early years affect the later years so let's aim high

There is a huge body of international research that shows every dollar invested in quality child care pays a dividend of $7 to $20 that doesn't have to be spent later in welfare, jails and hospitals.

by Susan Irvine - 16/05/2013 - 18 comments

‘A’ is for average

Because of runaway grade inflation, the average grade in college is now an 'A'. About 43 percent of all college grades are 'A's.

by Walt Brasch - 9/05/2013 - 7 comments

The little things

We talk of Big Things, but so many little things cause a great difference.

by Valerie Yule - 6/05/2013

Unis up against the odds on a heavy track

A review of Raising the Stakes. Gambling with the future of universities by Peter Coaldrake and Lawrence Stedman

by John Harrison - 29/04/2013 - 12 comments

Educational sexism in Queensland

Comparing Core Skills Tests with OP and gender suggests that Queensland boys are being shafted.

by John Ridd - 26/04/2013 - 36 comments

Imagination may be more important than knowledge

Creating the world of tomorrow with the power of future thinking.

by Murray Hunter - 23/04/2013 - 5 comments

PM's strong-arm tactics ignore failure on vital reforms

Labor knew all along that it could never hope to fund the $9 billion worth of reforms recommended by the Gonski report and has instead resorted to its usual pre-budget money-shuffling.

by Marise Payne - 19/04/2013 - 8 comments

External beats internal

Queensland should learn from its mistakes and embrace an external exam system for its secondary students.

by Kevin Donnelly - 19/04/2013 - 4 comments

Equity in education is worth fighting for

Imagine a race where the runners with the highest level of material, technical, physical, social and emotional advantages were given a huge head start, while those who were struggling with basic survival were placed way behind the starting gate.

by Jenny Miller and Joel Windle - 17/04/2013 - 70 comments

Education: robbing Peter to pay Paul

But taxing the higher education sector to improve the schools suggests that universities are overfunded. Really? What is the evidence?

by Don Aitkin - 16/04/2013 - 31 comments

Why would you give a Gonski?

What should be clear is the government gets far better for its money from independent schools than government ones.

by Tom Lovell - 12/04/2013 - 23 comments

End of the education revolution

Prime Minister Gillard's 'education revolution' is limping toward an unhappy end.

by Dean Ashenden - 9/04/2013 - 4 comments

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