Publications

Sue Thomson writes in The Conversation (29.11.16) about the latest TIMSS report which shows that students in Australia make very little – if any – progress

Peter Goss and Kate Griffiths of the Grattan Institute propose ‘a new deal that aligns funding to need for the same amount of money. We create big

Anna Patty reports in the Brisbane Times (23.11.16): ‘A new report to be released on Wednesday has found Australia’s apprenticeship scheme is broken and in urgent

Anne Susskind questions what effect Naplan is having on children in her article in The Guardian (22.11.16): ‘When Naplan started in 2008, it was voluntary and parents

Bill Lucas writes in The Conversation (21.11.16) about the introduction of critical thinking and creativity skills into various areas of the Australian school curriculum from next

Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (16.11.16) about details of a report delivered to the federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, suggesting changes to the process of

TJRyan Foundation Research Associate, Dean Ashenden, writes in The Conversation (8.11.16) about how the ‘growth’ mantra, favoured for so long by leaders and policymakers in the

Stacey Fox writes in The Conversation (31.10.16) about research showing that two years of high-quality preschool is one of the most effective strategies to change the

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (18.10.16) on the government’s announcement of a delay to planned changes to Queensland’s high school curriculum and tertiary entrance

Kevin McGrath writes in The Conversation (17.10.16) about the shortage in Australia of male school teachers, suggesting ways that governments might attempt to redress this gender

Katharine Gelber writes in The Conversation (12.10.16) about moves by some universities, amid encouragement from the federal government for more ‘outreach’ from universities to the wider

Mary Leahy and Shelley Gillis write in The Conversation (7.10.16) about the federal government’s proposed moves to reform the vocational student loans scheme. The authors argue