School expulsions are on the rise in Australia. But research shows individual punishment as a deterrent rarely works.
Reports often conceal the inflated capital funding that schools receive for things like play areas, swimming pools and gymnasiums.
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Public perception of teachers influences not only those who may be considering entering teaching, but also how those in this profession perceive themselves.
Governments reform agendas determine which aspects of teacher education to improve.
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Despite a steady stream of reviews into teacher education, little action has been taken. It has become a ‘policy problem’. What is the evidence for current policy?
The debate on grammar schools and social mobility goes back decades.
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Sue Thomson, Australian Council for Educational Research dan Peter Goss, Grattan Institute
The Productivity Commission has said that education spending has substantially increased over the last decade but student achievement has shown little or no improvement. Is that true?
We need to invest much more into those who teach the teachers.
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There is little evidence that external inspections and evaluation measures produce better teachers.
By investing wisely in the best evidence-based teacher education programs, the government can foster quality teaching without increasing total funding.
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The right is celebrating the potential return of selective schools, but there are major political obstacles to overcome first.
Education policy should focus on making sure that every student makes great progress, rather than accountability for test scores or teacher performance pay.
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Susan Irvine, Queensland University of Technology; Jennifer Sumsion, Charles Sturt University; Jo Lunn, Queensland University of Technology, dan Karen Thorpe, Queensland University of Technology
20% of surveyed early education educators said they want to leave their job due to low pay, volume of paperwork and feeling undervalued.
Education groups need to make sure they use data to make useful comparisons that are in no way misleading.
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Responsibility for the operation of public schools needs to be separated from the policymaking and regulatory functions and put into a separate authority.