education system

New research examines 25 years of newspaper reporting of teachers and finds consistent evidence of ‘teacher bashing’.

School education in Australia is at a pivotal moment. As a nation, we have pockets of great practice, but we have yet to translate this experience into improved outcomes and greater equity at scale. The past decade saw Australia’s students fall behind their international peers in OECD comparisons, even while our educators worked harder than […]

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, and massive disruptions in the nature of employment mean many of the things our children are learning today will be obsolete by the time they enter the workforce. Australia’s education system is in dire need of an overhaul, one that starts with those on the frontlines – our teachers.

Malcolm Turnbull has poached from the NSW public service to fill the top post at the Department of Education and Training. Dr Michele Bruniges was once a deputy secretary in Canberra.

ANALYSIS: The once high reputation of VET has been tarnished by unscrupulous operators and the naivety of bureaucrats, says a former TAFE state director. But VET Fee-Help may yet end up as the hero.

Sutton Trust’s Lee Elliott Major channels Bananarama with his education philosophy: “it ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it”. He spoke to The Mandarin about building an evidence base and putting it into practice.

Postcodes shouldn’t matter to student performance. But the challenges for teachers in lifting kids up are complex. There are some schools in Australia leading the way.