Programs that prepare students for university study may no longer be free
Students on 'enabling' courses may now have to pay substantial fees under higher education reforms.
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Changes to school funding – your questions answered
Schooling expert Dr Glenn Savage answers your questions on recent changes to school funding.
Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can’t just carry on the same
Continuing the status quo will not reduce disadvantage, and over time may even increase it.
Mainstream schools need to take back responsibility for educating disengaged students
Fragmentation, inconsistency and a lack of accountability between alternative education providers means not all young people get access to a good education.
2016, the year that was: Education
Gonski funding was scrapped and the vocational education sector got a new student loan system. Here's what else happened in education this year...
New model for school funding that won’t break the budget
A new proposed deal on school funding delivers the Gonski funding within budget.
Two years of preschool have more impact than one, research shows
Two years of high-quality preschool is one of the most effective strategies we have to change the trajectories of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?
While research shows HEPPP has helped to increase numbers of disadvantaged students going to university, more specific evidence is still needed.
Australia’s educational policies both embody and entrench low expectations of students
The government says that quality teachers are crucial to improving learning outcomes. Yet they still pursue policies that don’t put these teachers in front of our most marginalised students.
To move forwards on inequality we must not go back to grammar schools
Reintroducing selective education will not solve deep economic and social inequalities.
Obstacles to social mobility in Britain date back to the Victorian education system
Problems with who gets access to university date back to the 19th century.
Six ways to improve equity in Australian universities
Mentoring support and campus visits are a couple of ways of familiarising students with university.
Large growth in student numbers is threatening sustainability of university system
The huge growth in student numbers is restricting the government’s capacity to increase levels of public funding per student and for research.
Uncapping of university places achieved what it set out to do. So why is it dubbed a policy failure?
The main failure of university expansion is the unwillingness to fund it. Costs are certainly escalating, but priorities are always political as well as financial.
Uncapping of university places has not failed disadvantaged students
While on the face of it a 1.5% increase in the number of disadvantaged students going to university might seem minimal, in real terms this is genuinely significant.
Why schools should provide one laptop per child
Researchers found students' test scores in science, writing, math and English language arts improved significantly when they were provided with laptops. The benefits were not limited to test scores.
Does more money for schools improve educational outcomes?
The federal government has argued consistently that more money does not lead to better educational outcomes. But is that right?
Which students are most likely to drop out of university?
There are some factors which make students more likely to drop out of university than others. Here are four ways universities can help boost retention.
A nation at risk – how gifted, low-income kids are left behind
America's low-income but high-achieving kids fail to find the necessary resources, and consequently fall behind. This has huge implications for innovation as well as the GDP.
Explainer: what is differentiation and why is it poorly understood?
Differentiation is not about about creating different lessons for every student. It's about teachers providing a range of options for students to demonstrate their learning.
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Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Researcher in Higher Education Policy, Curtin University
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Professor of Education, Durham University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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Visiting Professor of Education and Social Justice, University of Huddersfield; and Emeritus Professor, Federation University Australia
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Professor of Education, Jesus College, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Deputy Director (Research), University of Tasmania
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney
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Program Director, Higher Education, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Professor of Education, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Research Chair in Education and Director of the Centre for International Research on Education Systems, Victoria University
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