This paper discusses Australia’s and NSW’s performance in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). It also discusses recent proposals for reform of NSW school education.

This study uses data from the contemporary longitudinal Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study to increase our understanding of self-control development in the first five years of life. The GUiNZ study follows the development of around 6,800 children born in 2009 and 2010. Children were assessed using a variety of self-control related measures when...

This research report aims to understand the pathways and experiences of children who entered out-of-home care in NSW and to examine educational outcomes.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused colleges and universities across the United States—and the world—to quickly pivot in an emergency fashion to online teaching, learning and research, while grappling with a host of complex issues in serving students, supporting faculty and staff, and ensuring their financial viability. This report outlines the findings from a survey undertaken by...

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system is the process of assessing someone’s relevant prior learning and existing skills to grant formal recognition. This report explores the nature of RPL that is taking place in Australia from a variety of dimensions.