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TREVOR COBBOLD. How has education come to this?
For a country that prides itself on the egalitarian ethos of a ‘fair go’ for all, the latest results from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are a distressing reminder that many are not getting a fair go … Continue reading
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Tagged disadvantaged schools, disadvantaged students, Indigenous students, Karmel Report, low SES students, private schools, Programme for International Student Assessment, public schools., Save Our Schools, school choice., school funding, SES funding model, Trevor Cobbold
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