The Education Revolution that Australia was promised in the leadup to the last Federal election has been a hot topic at On Line Opinion.  In February alone, 13 articles were published.  Many of them discuss ideas that are relevant to YANQ's own Re-engagement Project.  Follow the links below to read the articles.

• Correct formula for more input
  In Queensland there is a need for a state parliamentary committee on education.
  Scott Prasser - posted 5/2/2008
• The true story of the education revolution
  We should all hope that Australia does not, in a revolutionary frenzy, abandon the public system of education that has served it so well.
  Mercurius Goldstein - posted 11/2/2008
• Education revolution anyone?
  Under progressivist pedagogies teachers aren’t supposed to teach - they are told to abandon the role of 'sage on a stage' and instead be a 'guide on the side'.
  Glynne Sutcliffe - posted 8/2/2008
• Priorities in education
  The initial challenge is to build a national consensus about the public, social and economic purposes of schooling.
  Feature - Jack Keating - posted 8/2/2008
• A lot more needed for an 'education revolution'
  Gifted though she might be, it is impossible for Julia Gillard to give education the attention it deserves.
  Ian Keese - posted 7/2/2008
• Schools need a report card too
  School league tables are no magic bullet, but you can’t have a revolution without information.
  Andrew Leigh - posted 4/2/2008
• Effective teachers where they are needed most
  There needs to be an incentive system that offers salary, status and career path that recognises teachers' worth.
  Kirsten Storry - posted 25/2/2008
• Let music lead Rudd’s revolution
  It is clear that music is essential to quality education, that most children aren’t getting it, and that the Australian community wants it.
  Stephen Crabbe - posted 22/2/2008
• Education: it's child's play
  Thinking clearly is critical to the well being of individuals and the future of society: it should be taught in schools.
  John Turner, Kevin McDonald and Peter Williams - posted 21/2/2008
• Offering educational opportunities
  The inducement of money to entice experienced teachers to remote communities is a step in the right direction but not if the home environment isn’t also remedied.
  Stephen Hagan - posted 21/2/2008
• Revolutionary change in education
  Long term prosperity and productivity growth depend upon education being treated as investment in human capital.
  Valerie Yule - posted 20/2/2008
• Good teachers, excellent teachers
  Recognising and rewarding good teachers will require a rigorous national certification system.
  Lawrence Ingvarson - posted 19/2/2008
• An excellent teacher for every child
  Providing every Australian child with excellent teaching will require an education revolution.
  Feature - Geoff Masters - posted 18/2/2008