Stopping the drift in school performance requires a national action plan

Geoff N Masters

Stopping the drift in school performance requires a national action plan

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

While governments and political parties disagree over school funding, a new ACER report shows performance in our schools is continuing to decline. Adequate school funding is essential. But money alone is not the answer; we have increased spending on schools and still seen standards decline. We urgently require a national action plan to target resources on proven, interconnected strategies for arresting the drift in our schools.

Original language	English
Journal	[rd] School
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2016

Keywords

Assessment
Funding
Literacy
Numeracy
School
Secondary students

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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