Geoff Masters

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Reporting and comparing school performances

Nationally comparable data about school performances should be reported to the public, but should not be used to create league tables, according to this paper

A world class education system? Evidence from PISA 2006

Does Australia have a world-class education system? If not, what kind of 'education revolution' would be required to achieve one? Geoff Masters examines findings from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Australian Certificate of Education: exploring a way forward

Geoff Masters sets out a proposal for an Australian Certificate of Education that would be available to all senior secondary school students, regardless of where they live in Australia

Public or private: where's the evidence?

Why do parents choose a public or private school for their children? Geoff Masters outlines the priorities of parents and argues for more evidence to be available help parents to choose a school

What makes a good school?

Highly effective schools - that is, schools that achieve high standards regardless of gender, family backgrounds or socioeconomic status - have a number of features in common

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Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards: new inquiry
07 February 2012
The Productivity Commission has been asked to report within 8 months on Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards. The inquiry covers the design of criteria for the selection and ongoing assessment of superannuation funds for nomination as default funds in modern awards.
Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access released
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1

Review of the Australia Council for the Arts
20 December 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts ahead of the development of the nation's first National Cultural Policy in almost 20 years.

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