NAPLAN
Politics & Society
Analysis
Australian students can read, but they can't spot misinformation
Australia's NAPLAN results show most children meet basic reading standards, but critical literacy skills like analysing and verifying information point to worrying declines
Education
Assessing what we value, not valuing what we assess
NAPLAN and PISA are part of a wider approach to schooling and testing that isn’t fit for purpose anymore, and our focus on results can leave us oblivious to the big picture
Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
When economists have babies
Personal experience led Dr Cain Polidano to question the impact of C-sections on children’s cognitive development