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Inequality between advantaged and disadvantaged students is one of the greatest enduring challenges in Australian school education. Allocating funding according to the needs of students and schools is a critical part of addressing inequality, but needs-based funding must be part of a more comprehensive effort that encompasses diverse learning needs.

The Mitchell Institute looks at how our school system is both supporting and failing young learners; the extent to which our system is perpetuating disadvantage; and what can be done to address these persistent challenges.

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Hannah Matthews

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New report strengthens calls for education shake up

27 July 2017

Independent education policy think tank, Mitchell Institute at Victoria University, said the latest report by Foundation for Young Australians strengthens calls to transform education in Australia.

Response to senate inquiry on the Australian Education Amendment Bill

31 May 2017

The Australian Education Act was a major advance on previous school funding arrangements, but it had weaknesses and shortcomings which this amendment bill could remedy.

Entrepreneurial Learning initiative-wide forum, May 2017

23 May 2017

Over 150 students, staff and initiative partners came together on Monday 22 May 2017 to share, learn from and celebrate the Paradigm Shifters: Entrepreneurial learning in schools project.

New report from Professor Bill Lucas: Learning to be an engineer

31 March 2017

Professor Bill Lucas has co-authored a new report Learning to be an Engineer in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK.

Professor Bill Lucas’ visit to Australia, March 2017

28 March 2017

With capabilities now part of the Australian curriculum, Professor Bill Lucas suggests it’s time to move beyond why we need capabilities and start considering how they will be taught and assessed in schools.

Experts agree: Schools not preparing students for twenty-first century

27 March 2017

The latest report by Mitchell Institute at Victoria University finds school leavers are not graduating with the skills they need to become successful adults.

Preparing young people for the future of work

27 March 2017

The future of work is changing but Australia's education system is not preparing students for twenty-first century success.

Australia’s trends in PISA and TIMMS are not new nor shocking

17 March 2017

The new reports on TIMSS and PISA results are a more detailed examination of last year’s ‘first look’ reports.

Four education claims of 2016 – reviewed

3 January 2017

2016 has been a big year in education. Debates over school funding and the nation’s poor performance in school assessments have led to the surfacing of several claims about education.

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