Fragmentation, inconsistency and a lack of accountability between alternative education providers means not all young people get access to a good education.
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Public schools are spaces in which equality can either be supported or weakened.
Focusing on the opportunity to learn gap removes the emphasis from locating “the problem” in the person, and turns our attention to the differences in access to educational resources.
Redesigning staffing policies will attract and retain high-quality teachers in the schools that need them most.
17% of the Australian population is now of various Asian backgrounds. School curriculum around Asia-Australia relations needs updating to reflect demograpic changes.
Our current way of assessing students doesn’t let them see the progress they are making over extended periods of time.
Our enemy is complacency – blaming the post-codes, fixing the students not the system, and arguing for more resources to continue what is not working.
Attending early education and getting learning support from parents can really help get children ready to start school.
Despite significant reform agendas over the past decade, no real progress in outcomes has been achieved.
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Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Sydney
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Developmental and educational psychologist, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Adviser to the Vice Chancellor, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Indigenous Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education, Monash University
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Consultant, Australian Council for Educational Research
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne