Education - Are We Failing?

Year 2020Episode 665 minMar 9, 2020
Education - Are We Failing?

Are Aussie kids getting the education they need? Our global education ranking has plunged, results in reading, maths and science are in decline, and a toxic culture of sexism and bullying persists in too many high schools.

Joining Hamish MacDonald live from the ABC Studios in Sydney:

Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education
Adrian Piccoli, Director, Gonski Institute and former Deputy Leader, NSW Nationals
Eddie Woo, High School Maths Teacher and Internet Sensation
John Collier, Principal, St Andrew's Cathedral School Sydney
Vy Tran, Year 12 Student at Mac.Robertson High School Melbourne

Education - Are We Failing? has aired on Mar 9, 2020 at 9:35 PM
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