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The Gonski Review has set ideas in motion about education that will be difficult for any government or group to stop, writes Leila Morsy.

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The decision to dismantle the provision of ESL services in government schools could have permanent and irreparable damage, write Chris Davison and Michael Michell.

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The Gonski school funding reforms are not a silver bullet for closing the education gap between our lowest and highest-achieving students, argues Leila Morsy.

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NAPLAN is a high-stakes test - schools are held publicly accountable for its results - and high-stakes tests are known to lead to unethical, unscrupulous, and sometimes corrupt behaviour, writes Leila Morsy.

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Corporate involvement in public education is often met with suspicion. As it should be in the case of the Narara Valley High School's formal partnership with NuCoal Resources.

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Apparently, teachers and principals have no need to hear about research on international education policy and are too sensitive to deal with “controversial” ideas, write Kalervo Gulson and Andrew Gibson.

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used a visit to UNSW education students to launch a national campaign to find Australia’s favourite teacher.

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The NSW government's discussion paper has raised important issues and the Council of Deans of Education will collaborate to improve teaching quality, write Peter Aubusson and Chris Davison.

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We must foster the next generation of teachers for the sake of future students, writes Michele Bruniges.

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NSW Director-General of Education, Dr Michele Bruniges, has criticised the quality of teacher training, calling for the country’s “best and brightest” to be recruited into education degrees.

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