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Gillard's two universes

Education | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 22nd August, 2008

Car makers are not the worst bastion of old-style protectionism, John Roskam argues - universities are, and Labor panders to them. Francis Scott...

Missed chance to really shake up education

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 9th May, 2008

The announcement by the Brumby Government that it will hire the best school principals, pay them up to $200,000 a year and send them to improve the...

Basics lacking in education debate

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 24th October, 2007

Kevin Rudd's tax rebate for parents to buy computers is gesture politics at its most meaningless. The reason that 15 per cent of students finish...

It's time for parents to pay fees to government schools

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 31st January, 2007

Today is the beginning of the 2007 school year, and as in previous years, the media is filled with stories about how supposedly "free" government...

A single curriculum is not the answer

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 11th October, 2006

Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop was wrong to retreat from her accusation that state education departments were forcing Mao-like ideologies...

Full-fee places at university benefit all

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 27th September, 2006

The debate about whether to allow students to pay for their place at university was reignited this week. On Monday it was revealed that some...

Universities should focus on research

Education | Australian Financial Review 13th September, 2006

The Productivity Commission is conducting a research study on public support for science and innovation. Submissions to the study can be found on...

Paternalist gimmicks won't help parents, teachers or children

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 12th July, 2006

HOW can parents be encouraged to care about their child's education? This is at the heart of the proposal from the Victorian Association of State...

Cannon fodder of the culture wars

Education | | Kevin Donnelly
The Australian 9th February, 2005

In the US it's known as the culture wars: the battle between a liberal-humanist view of education based on the disinterested pursuit of truth and...

A New Education Myth: Latham's Reform Plans

Education | | John Roskam
The Australian 30th March, 2004

Mark Latham's policy that good teachers in bad schools should be paid more is a good idea. It represents a recognition from the Labor Party that...