Whoever the federal education minister after the May 18 election, he or she needs to put school funding, evidence for what works and initial teacher training front and centre.
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Changes to the literacy and numeracy standards for new teachers in Victoria have raised questions about what makes a 'good' teacher.
Australia's decline in PISA rankings and criticisms of NAPLAN tell us we should also be looking at how we assess teacher quality.
Accusations of Australian universities churning out poor teaching graduates are false and the evidence says otherwise.
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Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Academic Professional Studies, University of Wollongong
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students)/ Dean of Education, Southern Cross University
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Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Associate Professor in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
