Scotland is threatening a positive-discrimination policy for making access to universities more equal. While its central argument is right, there’s more to this than meets the eye.
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Australian education fails one in four young people. It is time we started exploring why school is not working for increasing numbers of disadvantaged children.
New analysis of public data highlights flaws in the education system that is leaving disadvantaged students in the most vulnerable positions.
The gap is growing between the best and worst chains of academies, according to new research.
How can we prepare children for a tech world while fighting the distractions it inevitably brings?
Universities are public in nature but don’t represent a cross-section of the public. So who do they serve?
The unemployment rate for 15 to 19-year-olds is currently 20.1% in Australia. This is over three times the national rate of 6.3% and almost double the unemployment rate of this age group during the first…
Labour’s Ed Miliband says that advantaged pupils are much more likely to go to university. Is he right?
Research comparing reforms in Scotland and England shows higher university fees reduce applications.
Nick Clegg has hailed the success of the coalition’s policies in closing the gap between richer and poorer students. Is he right?
Cultural vouchers for poor kids could help them get better A Levels.
Overcoming educational disadvantage is not easy. Even before they enter the school gates for the first time, a variety of factors including inheritance, social class, parenting style and family income…
A recent report by the Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission has suggested that reducing class sizes in the state has not improved student academic performance. The report said that despite…
Despite encouragement from federal, state and territory governments to complete school – and a legal obligation to “learn or earn” – one in five young Australians still leaves school before the end of…
The UK’s most prestigious universities are repeatedly accused of discriminating against disadvantaged students in favour of those who are deemed to have a social advantage, and particularly those from…
Schools in England will now be able to prioritise children from poor families when deciding who gets a place. This sounds a fair and sensible policy, intended to promote “social mobility” and equality…
Nearly 15 years after the first academies – state-funded schools with more autonomy – were introduced in England, there is still relatively little information about how the reforms have affected children…
“There is no conflict between fair access and academic excellence. Nor should there be.” So said Les Ebdon, director of fair access to higher education in his latest report to parliament. But when it comes…
As September approaches, primary schools up and down the country are preparing to roll out universal free school lunches for all children in reception, year 1 and year 2. But if all meals are free, what…
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Nicholas Biddle outlines how students’ low aspirations can lead to poor outcomes…
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Deputy Program Director, School Education, Grattan Institute
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Executive Director, Student Equity; and Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Research Chair in Education and Director of the Centre for International Research on Education Systems, Victoria University
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