My School 2.0 promised improvements, but how much better is this latest version? Chris Bonnor assesses the evidence
08 Mar 11 Comments (0)Incremental inequity
The expanded Education Tax Refund should be on the list of election promises up for reappraisal, writes Daniel Nethery
06 Oct 10 Comments (0)Back to schools
Schools policy is back on the election agenda, writes Ben Eltham. But will it lead to substantial reform?
23 Jul 10 Comments (0)Are autonomous schools the answer?
Australian policymakers are undoubtedly watching developments in Britain and the United States with interest. But how much can we learn from systems that are so different from our own, asks Dahle Suggett
15 Jul 10 Comments (1)NAPLAN and the states: an intriguing result
Whatever NAPLAN’s limitations, it does provide intriguing information about how different school systems perform, writes Dahle Suggett
18 May 10 Comments (0)What My School really says about our schools
While My School says very little about the effectiveness of any school, it does offer some tantalising information about Australia’s school system in general, writes Chris Bonnor
23 Apr 10 Comments (3)Teaching to the test
Once an advocate of testing and accountability in schools, Diane Ravitch has reassessed the evidence, writes Paul Bamford
07 Apr 10 Comments (2)My School and your school
My School promises to compare like with like, but a close look at thirty-six “average” schools reveals the limitations of this way of measuring achievement, writes Chris Bonnor
24 Feb 10 Comments (5)Reformed to the hilt
Doubts about New York’s system-wide educational reforms are intensifying, reports Chris Bonnor
05 Nov 09 Comments (0)One league away from disaster
School league tables will reinforce mistaken ideas about why some schools seem to perform better than others, writes Chris Bonnor
09 Sep 09 Comments (4)Big town blues
Competition has taught schools a golden rule of business: your reputation is enhanced if you have greater control over the inputs – in this case, students. Chris Bonnor looks at what that means in large country towns
14 Dec 08 Comments (0)Gone bush
Why are some rural government schools doing so well? Because they reflect the old idea that schools should serve all the students in their community, writes Chris Bonnor
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