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Why young people still want to go to university, even though it’ll be very different to usual
There are a number of reasons why young people may be choosing to apply to university for next year, including an uncertain job market, a lack of other opportunities and the search for belonging.
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Yes, we’ve seen schools close.
Yes, we've seen schools close. But the evidence still shows kids are unlikely to catch or spread coronavirus
Allen Cheng, Monash University
Brunswick East Primary School and Keilor Views Primary School in Melbourne have temporarily shut…
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Have we devolved too much responsibility for our schools?
Kate Reynolds, Bath Spa University
The thorny issue of what democracy is, what it’s not and whether it is an appropriate system for government has been at the top of the agenda at the start of 2015. At the same time, we are in the…
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Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
Amy Graham, UNSW and Pasi Sahlberg, UNSW
More than one billion young people around the world are now shut out of classrooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in Australia where many schools remain open, many parents have chosen to keep…
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International PISA tests show how evidence-based policy can go wrong
Andrea Saltelli, University of Bergen
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) implemented by the OECD has been controversial since the publication of its first results in 2000.
Measuring the mathematics, science…
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