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As the economic centre of the world is shifting from West to East, so is the centre of high performance in school education. Four of the world’s five highest-performing systems are Hong Kong, Korea, Shanghai and Singapore, according to OECD’s 2009 PISA assessments of students. In Shanghai, the average 15-year old mathematics student is performing at a level two to three years above his or her counterpart in Australia, the USA and Europe.

THE Gillard government's commitment to overhaul school funding was thrown into doubt yesterday after Julia Gillard described the independent Gonski review only as "a good insight" and failed to endorse its approach.

The claims of money being spent on schools aren't always backed up with visible results. Source: The Sunday Telegraph

Remember the urban myth about the boss who uses the office photocopier to copy his salary deal and leaves it lying around for the workers to see?

Principals being able to sack teachers is from the news this week http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/inept-teachers-face-axe-in-75m-deal/story-fn6ck2c6-1226268216018

Dr Chris Sarra this week re http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/money/money-matters/rewards-proposed-for-going-to-school/story-fn3hwldr-1226266399577

PARENTS are shirking the responsibility of disciplining their kids, turning teachers into makeshift mums and dads.A major survey of Australian teachers found three-quarters believe parents have unreasonable expectations about the school's role in raising kids.

THE gap between Australia's best and worst students is widening, and those at the top of the class are not performing as well as they did a decade ago.

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Sherrin talks on Greg Cary’s 4BC Morning Show – handling poor behaviour in the classroom, not all students suited to classroom education for years 11 and 12 and Australian children learning Asian languages.

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