PhD candidate @EduMelb | education, equity, policy, learning
Joined October 2018
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
21 Sep 2024
While Better and Fairer Schools Agreement may improve the learning outcomes of some students, it could make already-wide learning gaps even bigger. Trevor Cobbold and I explain it in this morning's @SatPaper in detail. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comm… @UniMelb @FinEmbAustralia
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
12 Sep 2024
Did you catch the school lunch segment from the latest episode of @LastWeekTonight? 🥕📚👧
FoodCorps is proud to have supported bringing this story to the national stage, highlighting the urgency of making meals free for all kids!
Watch the full video: bit.ly/3XpM6tL
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
17 Aug 2024
"Inequality is a choice." @JosephEStiglitz
During the pandemic, the Australian Government lifted hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty by increasing JobSeeker payments #auspol
We can choose to do it again. #insiders @RDNS_TAI
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19 Aug 2024
“These disparities b/w student cohorts have persisted for decades. They reflect our nation’s failure to reduce educational inequality."
“The root cause of underperformance is inequity in our systems of education and our communities."
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
24 Jul 2024
Today on 7am, Labor has rejected advice to remove tax breaks for private school parents who want to donate to building projects at their kids' schools. @MikeSeccombe on why the gap between Australia's richest and poorest schools keeps on widening.
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23 May 2024
First Minister John Swinney has declared the eradication of child poverty in Scotland as his "single most important objective" bbc.com/news/articles/c977ej…
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2 May 2024
...thousands of children in Australia experiencing ‘school refusal’, also known as ‘school can’t’ abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/s…
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
23 Apr 2024
This an important book for all those navigating in the education evidence jungle. It is not evedence that matters but smart, purposful and appropriate use of it with collective professional wisdom. Come along! @glenncsavage @danielaacquaro @CaitSenior
23 Apr 2024
📚 WANT A FREE COPY OF OUR BOOK?? 📚
Come along to our book launch next Thursday!
We'll be giving away some copies of the book as prizes to those who get involved!
🗓 : 2nd May 2024, 5pm
🏢 : Sky Room, 30 Collins Street, Naarm
Free registration: eventbrite.com.au/e/what-it-…
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26 Mar 2024
Incredible day with brilliant leaders at the Australian Secondary Principals' Association's National #EquitySummit at Parliament House @ASPALeaders
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31 Jan 2024
Other states rebuff Albanese government’s deal with WA to boost public school funding | Australian education | The Guardian theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
14 Dec 2023
Here is link to the Australian Government Primary Principals Association's new Position Paper (built on our research): vpa.org.au/common/Uploaded%2… @AGPPA2000 @CaitSenior @EduMelb @glenncsavage
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5 Dec 2023
Australian students’ Pisa scores still declining despite climb into OECD top 10 | Australian education | The Guardian theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
1 Dec 2023
Equity must be core focus of education reform, says expert theeducatoronline.com/k12/ne… @CaitSenior @AGavrielatos
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
25 Nov 2023
Exclusive: Less than half of the Anthony Albanese cabinet went to a public school. In the Coalition, it is well under a third.
It is a fact worth bearing in mind when considering the inequities of the Australian school sector, writes Mike Seccombe.
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
21 Aug 2023
What really happened 40 years ago when the public was duped into thinking that our public schools were failing? Listen tonight to Tim Slekar interview Jim Harvey. Jim was in the room where it happened. “A Nation at Risk” dissected.
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
15 Aug 2023
Such clarity from @pasi_sahlberg. Noting that we can make a difference and that addressing inequity starts before school and then must be reinforced at school. Is it time to build it back different? @CCCH_AU
15 Aug 2023
Let me ask this again and answer it, too: What is equity in education and how do we achieve it? abc.net.au/education/what-is… via @ABCEducationAU
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Caitlin Senior retweeted
18 Jul 2023
Gone are the days when most economists still had to be convinced that huge inequalities were a bad thing.
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