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...

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...

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...

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...

My School is in Breach of National Ministerial Agreement

Posted on Monday December 21, 2009

The new national system of reporting school test results has failed to meet the standards set for it by education ministers. >> Read on...

My School Reports Will Name and Shame

Posted on Tuesday December 15, 2009

A recent statement by Education Minister Julia Gillard that the My School website will not name and shame schools is either a crass deceit or reveals her complete ignorance about what she is doing. >> Read on...

Dirty Tricks Used to Boost School Rankings

Posted on Tuesday December 15, 2009

The imminent publication of school results in Australia will inevitably give rise to the extensive rorting and manipulation of results to improve school rankings that has become a feature of school systems in England and the United States. < >> Read on...

Annual Ritual Naming and Shaming of Schools is Gillard’s Future for Australia

Posted on Friday December 4, 2009

The future for Australia was on show this week as England went through its annual ritual hunt for the worst performing schools in the country. >> Read on...

Why Business Leaders Should Not Be in the Driver's Seat

Posted on Wednesday December 2, 2009

This article from Diane Ravitch, Professor of Education at New York University, cautions about education policy that focuses on what can be measured in education. Julia Gillard would do well to take heed >> Read on...

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