Publications

‘This year’s edition of Mapping Australian higher education, Grattan Institute’s regular overview of key trends in higher education, focuses on STEM graduate employment. ‘Despite poor employment

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times that, following a review, religious instruction is likely to remain in Queensland schools, though the government will introduce ‘greater transparency

Bronwyn Hinz and Megan O’Connell write in The Conversation (3.8.16) about the results from the latest round of NAPLAN student assessments, and argue that critics of

Dean Ashenden writes in Inside Story (28.7.16) about the policy legacy of federal Labor’s decision fifty years ago to support public funding of non-government schools. Amid

Sally Robinson writes in The Conversation (28.7.16) about allegations of mistreatment of disabled students in Australian schools, and what needs to be done to provide better

The ABC’s Nick Wiggins reports (26.7.16) on the release by the Education Minister, Kate Jones, of a Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority report into the state’s

Gavin Moodie writes in The Conversation (22.7.16) about a new UK plan to create a clearer pathway for post-school students into vocational training, highlighting elements that

Policy Online carries a link (23.5.16) to a Mitchell Institute report on tertiary education funding in Australia, suggesting policy options for improving the domestic participation rate

The Grattan Institute’s Peter Goss writes in The Conversation (15.7.16) about reform options for the returned Coalition government in the areas of school funding and student

Victoria University Vice Chancellor, Peter Dawkins, writes in The Conversation (13.7.16) about the policy options available to the federal government in higher education funding, after the

Andrew Harvey writes in The Conversation (17.6.16) about the debates currently swirling around the proposed reforms of university entrance numbers and tertiary fee charging, with the

Powerhouse or gravy train? Dean Ashenden argues in Inside Story (15.6.16) that: ‘credentialism has distorted the direction and basis of half a century’s education and training policy.’ Ashenden’s