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Money matters in education, especially for students from families that are struggling financially.
Increasing school funding not only leads to improved school completion rates and higher
achievement in low-income school districts,but over the long-term it can increase educational
attainment, wages, and family incomes for children from low-income families.

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Several new publications from different education institutions, including the OECD, Australian Education Union, and Australian Council for Education Research are now available from the ALL website.

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2022 PISA State of Learning

September 22, 2024

Socio-economic disadvantage is hurting students’ ability to think creatively.

In all countries and economies participating in the latest PISA, socio-economically advantaged students outperformed their peers in creative tasks.

Why?

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Social mobility has been a critical part of the debate around education in the UK over the last two decades, influencing the policies of governments
of all colours. In the aftermath of a pandemic and cost-of-living crisis that has had deep social consequences, creating the circumstances for people
to thrive, regardless of their background, has only become more urgent.

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Imagine a school that ignored one of the most highly demanded skills by employers.

Creativity consistently ranks among the top skills valued by employers, yet there is often little focus on it in education.

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The new OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills found that curiosity and persistence are correlated to academic success.

Students with these skills were also more likely to be ambitious and satisfied with their lives overall.

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This report by the Australian Education Union This report examines the benefits, both educational and economic, for investing in Australia’s public schools, and proposes how the Commonwealth can address years of political and fiscal neglect.

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Private schools cater for around 1 in 5 students from pre-primary to the end of secondary education, a share that has not changed materially since 2015. They enjoy greater autonomy, suffer fewer shortages of all kinds and handled the COVID-19 pandemic better than public schools.

Although their students achieved better results in PISA 2022 in many countries, this is mainly because they enrol more students from advantaged ...

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Australia should trial multi-school organisations to give schools a better chance of improving student performance, according to a new Grattan Institute report.

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International comparative studies allow the similarities and differences between educational policies and practices to be observed. Policymakers, researchers and others can see what is possible for students to achieve and what environments are most likely to facilitate student learning. PISA provides regular information on educational outcomes within and across countries by providing insight into the range of skills and knowledge in the ...

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