This survey of 1,473 Australian public schools reports on class sizes, teaching supply, school fundraising and the priorities for government as judged by teachers and principals.

This paper discusses the right wing push for voucher funding in schools and why it would be a disaster for public education, teachers and students.

This brief paper outlines the key areas for action to improve the outcomes for Indigenous students and their communities.

This paper examines the Rudd Government’s funding decisions for schools since the May 2008 Budget and the analysis in the author's earlier report Reviewing the evidence: Issues in Commonwealth funding of government and non-government schools in the Howard and Rudd years (August, 2008). It does so by examining the funding allocations for schools made through...

In the context of Education Minister Julia Gillard's interest in emulating Joel Klein's 'Children First' school assessment model in New York City, this paper argues that the model has not produced remarkable outcomes, and it will not address the issues of inequity and achievement in the Australian education system.