My School Results Mark the Failure of the Stanhope Govt. on Education

Posted on Monday February 8, 2010

It is time that the Chief Minister and his Minister for Education focussed on the main challenge facing ACT education. It is to reduce the massive achievement gap between rich and poor in Canberra’s schools. >> Read on...

Gillard’s Case for Publishing School Results is Based on Faith Not Evidence

Posted on Saturday February 6, 2010

An article in Australian Teacher Magazine says Julia Gillard’s claims about the benefits of the My School website do not withstand scrutiny,and that the Minister’s claims are faith-based rather than evidence-based.< >> Read on...

Uniquely Australian Mimicry

Posted on Wednesday February 3, 2010

Like the ghost of Christmas past, no sooner are school NAPLAN results made public than an absolute cornerstone of the Klein claptrap is announced as new policy for expanding the My School website and “further empowering parents”.< >> Read on...

House of Commons Report Damns League Tables and Warns on School Report Cards

Posted on Sunday January 31, 2010

The UK House of Commons Committee for Children, Schools and Families has made a devastating critique of the impact of league tables on education in England. >> Read on...

Media Release 29 January 2010 - My School Comparisons Expose Hypocrisy of PM and Gillard

Posted on Thursday January 28, 2010

The Save Our Schools public education advocacy group today accused the Prime Minister and the Federal Education Minister of hypocrisy and duplicity about reporting school results. >> Read on...

Parents Should Beware of My School Test Results

Posted on Wednesday January 27, 2010

‘Parents beware! These results are highly inaccurate and misleading! Use them at your peril!’ This should be the red letter warning on school test results published on the My School website. >> Read on...

Languages Learning Under Threat from League Tables

Posted on Sunday January 24, 2010

Language education in secondary schools continues to decline under the pressure of league tables according to new reports on language education just released in England and the United States. >> Read on...

Media Release January 19, 2010 - Boycott is the Only Answer to Gillard’s Intransigence on League Tables

Posted on Tuesday January 19, 2010

Save Our Schools today called on parents to support the planned teachers’ boycott of the national literacy and numeracy tests this year. >> Read on...

Overtested, Overrated and Over Here

Posted on Tuesday January 19, 2010

The 28th of January this year will mark a very dark day for our education system in Australia. For the first time in our history, school data will be published nationally and available online. >> Read on...

School closure whitewash fails community yet again

Posted on Wednesday December 23, 2009

The ACT Government’s response to the recommendations from the Assembly Inquiry into school closures is grossly inadequate and as misleading and dishonest as the initial school closure process. >> Read on...

My School is in Breach of National Ministerial Agreement

Posted on Monday December 21, 2009

The new national system of reporting school test results has failed to meet the standards set for it by education ministers. >> Read on...

My School Reports Will Name and Shame

Posted on Tuesday December 15, 2009

A recent statement by Education Minister Julia Gillard that the My School website will not name and shame schools is either a crass deceit or reveals her complete ignorance about what she is doing. >> Read on...

Dirty Tricks Used to Boost School Rankings

Posted on Tuesday December 15, 2009

The imminent publication of school results in Australia will inevitably give rise to the extensive rorting and manipulation of results to improve school rankings that has become a feature of school systems in England and the United States. < >> Read on...

Great reasons to restore heritage schools at Flynn, Tharwa and Hall

Posted on Sunday December 13, 2009

The ACT Government has a great opportunity this week to move to restore and open heritage-cited schools at Flynn, Tharwa and Hall in response to new information and community support. >> Read on...

School Choice Increases the Social Divide in Education

Posted on Tuesday December 8, 2009

A major new study of school choice in England has found that it compounds the social divide in education. Whilst parents do not admit to choosing schools on the basis of their social composition, this happens in practice. < >> Read on...

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