Schools
The money for schools must come from parents
Tim Hawkes Exciting momentum was generated by the Gonski report on the funding of schools, but now the matter is wallowing in troubled waters. The impetus is in danger of being lost.
Lesson for parents in public schools
Cathy Sherry One of the most disturbing parts of the current discussion of schools is the growing assumption that public schools are woefully underfunded and inadequate.
Religious classes in state schools must be about teaching, not preaching
Stan van Hooft Children should learn about all major faiths and have a genuine choice about what to believe.
Challenging the inequity in our schools
It appears innocuous but the phrase selective schools has the power to trigger acrimonious debate.
The weight-loss industry has no place in our schools
Nina Funnell Teenage girls are under great pressure to conform to a hyper-thin body ideal.
Unbending public system renews faith in religious schools
David Hastie Like most teachers, I harbour primal loathing of back-to-school advertising, that ubiquitous harbinger of the holidays' demise.
Should schools look to Asia? Yes
Katherine Shen Like many other migrants to Australia, I found this country wonderful: the aqua blue sky, the tasty lamingtons, the friendly people with their cheery ''g'day mate'' greeting and the severe shortage...
Should schools look to Asia? No
Esther Han When my parents were at high school in South Korea they strictly adhered to the mantra: ''Four hours sleep, pass. Five hours sleep, fail.
Should Australian schools look to Asia to improve our results?
Katherine Shen and Esther Han Katherine Shen and Esther Han debate whether Australian schools need to look to their Asian neighbours to improve their academic results.
From choosing schools to saving planets, it's not easy leaning left
Jake Niall It sounds innocuous, yet there is no question so capable of causing the politically progressive parent to become tongue-tied.
Hierarchy of schools leads to bad performers
Chris Bonnor The focus on selective schools promotes thought about how to provide secondary schooling to our children - particularly how to encourage students who are identified with gifts and talents, without...
Why Christianity should be taught, properly, in our schools
Barney Zwartz To be anti-religion is not, as some would claim, to be neutral on religion.
Bias rules in attack on schools
Chris Middleton Don't be conned; private schools educate one in three students, but get just 20 per cent of government funding.
Private schools win 9 straight premierships
John Watson If you go to a state school, the odds aren't good that you'll reach the top.
Why should the public fund private schools?
Chris Middendorp State schools must be the government's priority in education.
Funding keeps private schools open for choice
Paul Sheahan It's right to subsidise parents for reducing public education costs.
Misguided schools 'market' sees us slip down the ranks
Chris Bonnor Competition has not delivered better schools nor improved teaching.
New York schools have failed the test
Kevin Donnelly Australia's approach to testing students and holding schools and teachers accountable has been copied from New York. We may be copying their mistakes.
Nauseating spectacle of private schools playing the disadvantage card
Lisa Pryor Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, Samuel Johnson said. But in the usual course of events only poor scoundrels need to seek out this refuge.
Asia focus a smart call for schools
Sid Myer Given the 21st-century world order, it's a clever move to require the study of Asia in the new national curriculum.
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