This resource argues that Australian taxpayers invest more than $50 billion per year in the school system. NAPLAN is an important measure of the return on this investment, and provides valuable information for schools, teachers, parents and students.

This report argues that schools should invest in evidence-based, cost-effective policies to improve literacy and numeracy results.

In this commentary piece, a number of CIS authors give their view on the federal budget for 2017-18.

The Gonski Report has not been implemented – there is no such thing as ‘Gonski funding.’ This paper argues there are viable alternative school funding options which should be considered instead.