William Coventry – The Conversation

It appears that whatever factors are constraining genetic potential among less well-off students in the US do not exert a similar influence in Australia. Shutterstock

September 11, 2017

For Australian students, academic potential still outweighs social circumstances

Brian Byrne, University of New England; Katrina Grasby, University of New England; Richard Olson, University of Colorado Boulder, and William Coventry, University of New England

In the US, differences in school results among poorer children depend more on environment than genes. In Australia, the story is different.

A helping hand for school children from disadvantaged backgrounds would yield economic benefits for NSW. AAP Image/Joe Castro

August 3, 2016

Reimagining NSW: tackling education inequality with early intervention and better research

Peter Siminski, University of Wollongong; Marian Vidal-Fernandez, University of Sydney, and William Coventry, University of New England

Evidence suggests early intervention to improve educational opportunities for low-income kids yields impressive long term results – but we need to use better evaluation methods to know what works.

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