Is Australia failing to educate?
Australian high school students are up to two school years behind their peers in the world’s best performing countries - how can policy help arrest this decline?
Published 15 December 2017
For close to two decades, performance in Australian schools in reading, maths and science has steadily declined. As other countries improve, we are being left behind.
In higher education - 1.4 million students, 120,000 staff and over $20 billion in exports - point to a remarkable Australian sector, which finds itself relentlessly in the political cross hairs.
And recent reports have continued to question the efficacy of Australia’s vocational education system.
In this episode, the Secretary of the Australian Department of Education and Training, Dr. Michele Bruniges, discusses Australia’s schooling and higher education systems, and how we might ensure students and graduates receive the best possible education.
Episode recorded: 20 November 2017 Producers: Eoin Hahessy and Ruby Schwartz Audio engineer: Gavin Nebauer
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