Labor's education pitch is safe, but short-sighted
1st February 2016
Labor's new education policy would provide funding certainty for the Gonski reforms and has laudable aims but, Megan O'Connell writes, it would not produce the learners we need for our future prosperity.
Pathways needed for all young people – not just university entrants
21st January 2016
The Mitchell Institute’s recently released report on educational opportunity discusses the number of young people missing out on education and training.
Creativity is emerging as a ‘must-have’ in education
Indigenous education: Why ‘big data’ tells only part of the story
12th November 2015
Statistics on Indigenous achievement can be one of the most challenging aspects of creating large data studies of Australian education.
How can we recruit more teachers to work in rural schools?
6th November 2015
The Conversation: One of the most vexing issues in education is the significant disadvantage of students in rural and remote areas.
A model for tertiary education funding in Australia
28th October 2015
Mitchell Professorial Fellow Peter Noonan proposes a new model for tertiary education funding in Australia, in a presentation delivered to the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Summit on Wednesday 28 October.
We can't afford to delay action on educational opportunity
28th October 2015
Mitchell Institute Director Dr Sara Glover outlines four ways we can extend educational opportunities to all young people in Australia.
