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Given how much money, time and effort has been invested in schooling reforms, why aren’t we seeing substantial improvement across Australia? AAP/Dan Peled

August 3, 2016

NAPLAN results don’t tell the full story behind Australia’s lack of education progress

Bronwyn Hinz, Victoria University and Megan O'Connell, Victoria University

Average NAPLAN results don’t tell the full story. Diving into the details is essential if we are to understand what is going on in Australian education.

May 1, 2014

Smaller class sizes improve student achievement

Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)

Smaller class sizes have a significant impact on boosting student achievement, according to new Australian research. The…

Simply standing in front of a class and telling children how we are used to doing things ‘just won’t work’, according to leading American education expert Linda Darling-Hammond. AAP/Dan Peled

January 31, 2014

In Conversation: Maxine McKew and Linda Darling-Hammond

Maxine McKew, The University of Melbourne

Watch the video of Maxine McKew interviewing Stanford professor Linda Darling-Hammond below. Australian schoolkids are scoring higher than their US counterparts in maths, science and literacy, but a visiting…

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Bronwyn Hinz
Director of Research and Development, Pivot Professional Learning; and Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Maxine McKew
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Megan O'Connell
Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne

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