Gillard taking questions from educators, citizens, children
We’re seeing an interesting tactic from the Prime Minister – opening herself up to questioning on policy from those actually working in the area, and tonight, on Q&A, to anyone. (And I hope that the Q&A audience is more representative [...]
CPD Post: Eltham on schools policy
During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s upcoming collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next [...]
Hillary Bray's scoop: Julia Gillard is Stalin!
The comedy keeps coming from Christian Kerr: WE not only have the “Education Revolution”. In good Stalinist style, we have the “Building the Education Revolution” plan. We also have a band of doubters and dissidents the authorities have decreed to [...]
History's children
Reporting of the initial proposals from the National Curriculum Board for directions for history teaching in schools is concentrating on the suggestion that Australian history be embedded within global contexts. Given that there has already been a predictable furore of [...]
Confidential sources
Glenn Milne used to be frequently accused of being a mouthpiece for Peter Costello. Guess who he’s talking to now? Pyne, one of Turnbull’s key leadership backers, has now been promoted into the frontline education portfolio and it is Julia [...]
Happy World Teachers' Day!
A bit of a shoutout to all the teachers out there on the intertubes – we love youse all! Today is World Teachers’ Day. I’m sure there are very few of us who don’t remember teachers who made significant differences [...]
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