School autonomy is not a magic bullet

Professor Amanda Keddie

By Professor Amanda Keddie
Community contribution / June 13, 2018

There is strong political consensus in Australia that greater school autonomy will drive up academic standards.

A renewed federal and state policy commitment to devolution is that of Independent Public Schools (IPS).

At a federal level ...

This story appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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