OpEds
Issue 135: Choice: 'why is the word so inflammatory in education circles?'
Allan Peachey, 25 July 2010
Issue 133: The highly-valued 'nana' touch can't be taught in a degree
Fiona Hughes, 27 May 2010
Issue 131: Does a bad start in life make for failure at school?
Roger Kerr, 08 October 2009
Issue 120: Universal student allowances: another election bribe?
Roger Kerr, 01 August 2008
Issue 119: Governments continue to ignore country's research providers
Stuart McCutcheon, 22 July 2008
Issue 112: Scoring our schools: what makes for a good education?
Roger Kerr, 01 October 2007
Issue 111: The private-sector financing of public higher education infrastructure
Norman LaRocque, 01 July 2007
Issue 71: teachers in high school deserve greater reward
Elizabeth Rata, 30 November 2004
Issue 69: The wealth of nations: insights into university funding
Alison Wolf, 04 November 2004
Issue 68: Time has come to tweak school assessment system
Bill English, 20 September 2004
Issue 66: Education has, by and large, been run on the one-size-fits-all concept
Mike Hosking, 22 July 2004
Issue 60: Poorer parents put at a disadvantage by preschool policies
Norman LaRocque, 10 June 2004
Issue 58: Centralised, highly unionised system is failing students
Mark Harrison, 17 May 2004
Issue 57: Education voucher scheme simpler than it's made out
Bill English, 04 May 2004
Issue 54: More Red Tape Threatens Diversity of Education
Norman LaRocque, 16 February 2004
Issue 52: Spin-doctoring and prizes won't fix fatally flawed NCEA
John Morris, 30 January 2004
Issue 49: Plenty of Evidence to Justify Competition in Education
Bruce Logan, 11 November 2003
Issue 48:
Can Parties Reconcile Difference for Sake of Education Reform, 07 November 2003
Issue 47: Raising the Qualifications Bar- is it Worth it?
Jean Pierre de Raad, 06 November 2003
Issue 38: Small is beautiful? Reflection on the school class size debate
Jennifer Buckingham, 20 April 2003
Issue 33: 'Outcomes-based' curriculum fails international comparisons
Dr Kevin Donnelly, 30 December 2002
Issue31: Universities would do better to strike out alone
Simon Jenkins, 20 November 2002
Issue 30: Let's go shopping: Competition and choice in tertiary education
Norman LaRocque, 20 October 2002
Issue 29: Tertiary education will not benefit from fee cap
Norman LaRocque, 18 October 2002
Issue 23: In Ghana, a key market tries to cope with burgeoning demand
Norman LaRocque, 15 June 2002
Issue 17: Private higher education in China: not a new concept- but a tough business
Norman LaRocque and Dr Veronica Jacobsen, 20 September 2001
Issue 16: The rise of private for-profit higher education institutions in America
Craig Swenson, 15 September 2001
Issue 15: World Bank's International Finance Corporation moves into higher education
Norman LaRocque, 08 September 2001
Issue 11: The new school qualification is heading for major problems
Michael Irwin, 20 January 2001
Issue 10: The new school qualification system - a logistical nightmare
Michael Irwin, 20 October 2000
Issue 9: New Zealand dumbs down it's senior school
Dr Kevin Donnelly, 15 September 2000
Issue 6: Schools and faith: Whose job is it to nurture spirituality?
Michael irwin, 10 November 1998
Issue 2: The National Qualifications Framework - a solid edifice or Fawlty Towers
Michael Irwin, 10 June 1995
Issue 1: Excellence, universities and the qualifications framework
Michael Irwin, 10 May 1994