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| Subject: Whatever the statists touch, turns to shit: Child-led learning has dragged OZschwitz down Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:52 pm | |
| “We will get Australian students back to the top of the class," Malcolm Turnbull declared last year as he announced David Gonski would lead an investigation into how to raise educational standards in Australian schools.
The release of the consequent report is imminent, meaning we will soon be able to judge whether the Prime Minister’s forecast - made at the same time as he committed an addition $18.6 billion in recurrent funding to schools over 10 years - is achievable.
Judged by the impact of increased educational expenditure over the last 15 to 20 years, the chances are not good. The reality, as measured by the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and the Program for International Student Assessment tests, is that standards have either flat-lined or gone backwards.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/child-led-learning-has-dragged-australia-down-20180425-p4zbmb.html |
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