Education

• Feb 07, 2007: Education Minister Calls Higher Standards In Schools – The Education Minister, Julie Bishop, has attacked education standards in Australia, calling for performance-based pay for teachers and improved standards of literacy. Quoting Margaret Thatcher, Bishop argued that increased funding over recent decades had not led to increased standards. She reiterated the federal government’s policy of literacy and numeracy tests and attacked the States for not being accountable. MORE
• Jan 31, 2007: Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards – The Australian Government commissioned the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to analyse and report on the content, curriculum and standards in Year 12 English (including Literature), Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and Australian History. Three questions were addressed: what is currently taught in these five subjects across Australia; what is the ‘essential’ content that all students should be acquiring through these subjects, regardless of the state or territory in which they live; what standard of performance is expected of students in these subjects. The report proposes the development of a curriculum ‘core’ for each subject and a national set of achievement standards. DOWNLOAD the Report (PDF)

Archived Posts

• Treasurer Scott Morrison Delivers 2017 Federal Budget May 9, 2017
• Your Child, Our Future: ALP Releases Education Policy January 28, 2016
• Kate Ellis Accuses Christopher Pyne Of Distraction Tactics Over Curriculum Review October 12, 2014
• Pyne Releases Review Of National Curriculum October 12, 2014
• Christopher Pyne Addresses National Press Club On Higher Education Changes August 6, 2014
• Julia Gillard Discusses Education On Al Jazeera May 17, 2014
• John Howard Attacks History Curriculum In Warrane Lecture May 7, 2014
• Government Backflips On School Funding; 4-Year Agreement With $1.2 Billion Restored December 2, 2013
• Education Ministers Speak Out On Pyne’s School Funding Announcement November 29, 2013
• Pyne Abandons Gonski School Funding Agreements; New Arrangements After 2014 November 26, 2013
• Gillard And Swan Look To The Election January 13, 2013
• Julia Gillard And Bob Hawke Speak At Woodford Folk Festival December 30, 2012
• Tony Abbott At Oxford: On Tradition, A Revived Colombo Plan, And Decision-Making December 14, 2012
• Gonski: Gillard Announces New School Funding Arrangements September 3, 2012
• Kevin Rudd: Building An Asia-Literate Australia April 17, 2012
• A Flurry of Activity – and it’s only January 7 January 7, 2011
• Rudd And Gillard Promote National Education Curriculum March 1, 2010
• Pyne and Gillard Debate Waste in the BER Program September 9, 2009
• Education Revolution: Rudd And Gillard Launch Quality Education Plan August 27, 2008
• An Education Revolution In Our Schools: Rudd And Gillard Announce School Reform Agenda August 27, 2008
• Education Minister Bishop Calls For Higher Standards In Schools February 7, 2007
• Federal Government Re-Announces School Funding Plans March 11, 2004
• Mark Latham Announces Early Childhood Policy January 31, 2004
• Simon Crean’s Address To The National Press Club December 10, 2002
• President Bush Calls For Education Reform: No Child Left Behind January 27, 2001
• World Trade Talks Collapse; Australian Farmers Lose Out December 6, 1999
• John Major: Speech To Conservative Party Conference October 16, 1994
• Tony Abbott Attacks Marxist Influence On Curriculum And Teaching In Universities March 20, 1979