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Three days to go: the great education reckoning as parties eye the election prize
The ‘education election’? Before heading to the polling booths this Saturday, we take stock of how the major political parties, and the newly formed Public Education Party, stack up over their policies and priorities for education. It has been a difficult time for public education over the last decade. Research has documented that the teaching …
Education: the five concerns we should debate right now
Meghan Stacey on the trouble with teaching Deb Hayes on making school systems more equitable. Phillip Dawson on how we should treat ChatGPT. Sarah O’Shea on widening participation at university. Scott Eacott on the Productivity Commission’s review of the National School Reform Agreement. The trouble with teaching by Meghan Stacey Last year was a big …
From global to local – how the world shapes learning
Here is another of our intermittent blogs during the #AARE2022 conference. If you want to cover a session at …
Anonymous writes: I became a better teacher during COVID. I didn’t yet know I had cancer
Remember the COVID shutdowns? Remember the months of remote teaching? As a middle school teacher, I thought I …
Just like us: why Australian students need teachers from everywhere
Our dwindling teacher workforce makes headlines every week and new Education Minister Jason Clare calls it “a massive …
Desperate and despondent: the truth about the way we treat immigrant teachers
In the battle to fix teacher shortages, much is made of recruiting teachers internationally. Three researchers reveal what …
Why performance pay will never fix the disastrous teaching crisis
The NSW teaching profession is currently in crisis. However, recent education reform announcements to address the crisis miss the mark. Teacher workloads have reached unsustainable levels. Our survey research of over 18,000 NSW public sector teachers showed that teachers are now working an average of 55 hours per week. Increased data collection requirements, constant curriculum …
My urgent wish list for Australian education
Each day this week, EduResearch Matters will publish the views of educational leaders on the state of education …
Need reminding? Some of the best read blogs of 2021 and how you can help
Thank you to Mihajla Gavin and Meghan Stacey for kicking off the year on EduResearch Matters – on …
‘My teacher sucks’: how teacher shortages shatter learning
This post won the 2021 EduResearch Matters Blog/Blogger of the Year Award, which recognises an outstanding contribution to public understanding and debate of educational issues. Congratulations Paul Laing. First published on September 30, 2021 and republished on December 20. Teacher shortages in NSW exist. This is a surprise to long-term casual teachers who describe permanency …