ENHANCED MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING TO PROMOTE CHOICE

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ENHANCED MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING TO PROMOTE CHOICE

February 15, 2024

Australian Learning Lecture calls on all governments and political parties to commit to the full implementation of the recommendations to enhance socio-economic diversity presented in Improving Outcomes for All.

Improving Outcomes for All, the report from the Independent Expert Panel’s Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System commissioned by the Commonwealth Education Minister, presents far-ranging evidence that Australia’s highly socially segregated school system is undermining equity and overall achievement.

Australian Learning Lecture calls on the Commonwealth Government and all political parties to commit to an independent expert review into existing policy settings and new policy levers to increase socio‑economic diversity in schools and lift student outcomes.

The Terms of Reference should allow the review to examine the policy levers that have been implemented internationally to increase socio-economic diversity, including those outlined in Improving Outcomes for All.

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