My School Comparisons are Biased in Favour of Private Schools

Posted on Friday February 19, 2010

The ‘like school’ comparisons on the My School website purport to compare the test results of schools having similar socio-economic student populations. However, like is not consistently compared with like. >> Read on...

‘Like School’ Comparisons on My School are Flawed and Misleading

Posted on Friday February 19, 2010

The My School website purports to enable comparisons of school results amongst socio-educationally similar schools – so-called ‘like schools’. However, these comparisons are unreliable because the measure of like schools is flawed and it fails to take account of many factors outside the control of schools which affect test results. >> Read on...

New York to Red Flag Teachers who Fail to Improve Test Results

Posted on Wednesday February 17, 2010

The My School website ‘red flags’ schools with low test results. The next step may be ‘red flags’ for teachers who fail to improve class test results, following the introduction of a teacher rankings in New York City by Julia Gillard’s mentor, School’s Chancellor, Joel Klein.< >> Read on...

US School Cheating Scandal Sends Warning on My School

Posted on Monday February 15, 2010

One of the largest school cheating scandals ever in the US is under investigation in the state of Georgia. The case has momentous implications for Australia now that My School is up and running. >> Read on...

Media Release 10 February 2010 - Call for Inquiry into Bias Against Government Schools on My School

Posted on Wednesday February 10, 2010

A study published today by Save Our Schools, a public education advocacy group, calls for a full independent public inquiry into ‘like school’ comparisons on the My School website. >> Read on...

My School Results Mark the Failure of the Stanhope Govt. on Education

Posted on Monday February 8, 2010

It is time that the Chief Minister and his Minister for Education focussed on the main challenge facing ACT education. It is to reduce the massive achievement gap between rich and poor in Canberra’s schools. >> Read on...

Gillard’s Case for Publishing School Results is Based on Faith Not Evidence

Posted on Saturday February 6, 2010

An article in Australian Teacher Magazine says Julia Gillard’s claims about the benefits of the My School website do not withstand scrutiny,and that the Minister’s claims are faith-based rather than evidence-based.< >> Read on...

Uniquely Australian Mimicry

Posted on Wednesday February 3, 2010

Like the ghost of Christmas past, no sooner are school NAPLAN results made public than an absolute cornerstone of the Klein claptrap is announced as new policy for expanding the My School website and “further empowering parents”.< >> Read on...

House of Commons Report Damns League Tables and Warns on School Report Cards

Posted on Sunday January 31, 2010

The UK House of Commons Committee for Children, Schools and Families has made a devastating critique of the impact of league tables on education in England. >> Read on...

Media Release 29 January 2010 - My School Comparisons Expose Hypocrisy of PM and Gillard

Posted on Thursday January 28, 2010

The Save Our Schools public education advocacy group today accused the Prime Minister and the Federal Education Minister of hypocrisy and duplicity about reporting school results. >> Read on...

Parents Should Beware of My School Test Results

Posted on Wednesday January 27, 2010

‘Parents beware! These results are highly inaccurate and misleading! Use them at your peril!’ This should be the red letter warning on school test results published on the My School website. >> Read on...

Languages Learning Under Threat from League Tables

Posted on Sunday January 24, 2010

Language education in secondary schools continues to decline under the pressure of league tables according to new reports on language education just released in England and the United States. >> Read on...

Media Release January 19, 2010 - Boycott is the Only Answer to Gillard’s Intransigence on League Tables

Posted on Tuesday January 19, 2010

Save Our Schools today called on parents to support the planned teachers’ boycott of the national literacy and numeracy tests this year. >> Read on...

Overtested, Overrated and Over Here

Posted on Tuesday January 19, 2010

The 28th of January this year will mark a very dark day for our education system in Australia. For the first time in our history, school data will be published nationally and available online. >> Read on...

School closure whitewash fails community yet again

Posted on Wednesday December 23, 2009

The ACT Government’s response to the recommendations from the Assembly Inquiry into school closures is grossly inadequate and as misleading and dishonest as the initial school closure process. >> Read on...

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