Ben Jensen

Program Director - Schools Education
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Grattan Institute

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Better teacher appraisal and feedback: improving performance

Australia is lagging in vital areas of school education

Asian languages matter

Reform is needed to improve Asian literacy in schools, writes Ben Jensen in The Australian

Investing in our teachers, investing in our economy

Improving teacher effectiveness would have a greater impact on economic growth than any other reform before Australian governments, this paper argues

What teachers want: better teacher management

This report presents teachers' views about the evaluation of their work, the development of their teaching and how this impacts upon school education

Economic returns to education

Three leading economists discussed the evidence for how education quality drives economic growth

Measuring what matters: student progress

With the recent release of the Federal Government’s ‘My School’ website, this report discusses how to measure school performance accurately, and the importance of incorporating these performance measures into managing each level of school education systems

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Copyright Law Inquiry
10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

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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

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