This report includes a new statement on the future of schooling in Australia and a twelve-point action plan to which all states and territories have agreed. It proposes a national framework for schooling based on the principle that the quality and performance of teachers, schools and jurisdictions are central to the life prospects of every...

This report examines how to achieve the best education for students progressing through twelve years of school. The majority of committee members conclude that a more rigorous approach to teacher training and to curriculum design is required to improve educational achievement levels across the country. In a dissenting report, opposition senators take the view that...

This report is the outcome of a project to map key school science initiatives across the country, to identify gaps and recommend actions to improve science education. It has been presented to state and territory education authorities with the aim of achieving agreement about priority actions to be pursued through national collaborative efforts. begins with...

This conference addressed key issues related to building leadership in schools that makes a difference to student learning outcomes. It provided news about the latest research on leadership practices that enable conditions for quality teaching and student learning and stimulated discussion about the resources and conditions that need to be in place if effective forms...

This paper investigates the relationship between housing prices and the quality of public schools in the Australian Capital Territory.