Publications

Policy Online carries a link (17.3.16) to an Australian Council for Educational Research report examining factors impacting on school attendance in Indigenous communities. ‘Issue 4 of

Roger Scott writes that in a recent addition to the TJRyan Foundation website, he took some comfort in reporting that the decision taken when he was

Matthew Knott reports in the Brisbane Times (1.4.16) on criticisms of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s proposal to split the funding of public and private schools between

Gwilym Croucher writes in The Conversation (29.3.16) about a new Grattan Institute report arguing for a lowering of the income threshold for repayment of higher education

In his TJRyan Foundation Research Report, eminent historian Emeritus Professor Clive Moore sets the debate, and the issues, into their historical context. Invading the Australian mind

Amber McLeod and Kelly Carabott write in The Conversation (29.3.16) about the need for school teachers to receive more training in ICT skills if they are

Cuts still looming The Easter holidays arrived with a high level of uncertainty for teachers, school administrators, parents and  workers in state and federal bureaucracies. The

Glenn Savage writes in The Conversation (21.3.16) about suggestions that normalised measures of school student progress and learning need to be reassessed and revised. This comes

David Rhodes and other experts respond in The Conversation (18.3.16) to the federal government’s review and then revision of the Safe Schools anti-bullying program. ‘After a

Policy Online carries a link (16.3.16) to a Mitchell Institute report on recent changes in funding arrangements for the VET sector, and suggestions for sustained funding

Stewart Riddle and Eileen Honan write in The Conversation (16.3.16) about common misconceptions and misinformation regarding literacy learning in schools. ‘When education commentators turn their attention

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (10.3.16) on petitions being presented to the state’s Parliament calling either for the suspension or the continuation of the