Une action publique informée par la connaissance et des politiques basées sur la « preuve » : une utopie ? Pas si sûr… les What Works Centres britanniques pourraient bien nous montrer la voie. Voir l'article...
When Presidents Talk Politics
By Rick Seltzer. Campus leaders face intense scrutiny for what they say or don’t say in this tense period. Some messages that go over well on campus receive considerable criticism as they spread. Read more...
Que faisais-tu alors que montaient les populismes ?
Lutter contre le populisme, c’est d’abord lutter contre le creusement des inégalités (à l’école)
La situation de l’école rejoint pourtant celle de la société, toutes deux sont marquées par un aggravation des inégalités. Le rapport PISA 2012 évoquait déjà le « creusement des écarts de performance entre les élèves très performants et les élèves peu performants ». Voir l'article...
Lendemain de primaire : vers une école plus injuste et plus inefficace ?
Blog Educpros de Jean-Michel Zakhartchouk. En avril 2014, j’avais analysé sur ce blog le programme éducatif de celui qui risque fort de gagner la primaire et peut-être ensuite de devenir président de la République. Voir l'article...
Plebiscite & Referendum: Paving the road to hate speech (Advocate 23 03)
By Celeste Liddle. Over the past few months, the discussion regarding the Government’s push to hold a plebiscite on same sex marriage has been raging. While it looks like common sense will prevail with the Labor Party deciding to block the bill, watching the conversation unfold has been somewhat reminiscent of the Government’s campaign for Constitutional Recognition, despite the two being incredibly different causes. More...
Senate swings with different shades of Right (Advocate 23 03)
By Grahame McCulloch. Australian politics and culture has not yet seen a rightward shift akin to Donald Trump’s Republican nomination, the rise of Marine Le Pen, the Brexit vote or the proliferation of right wing nationalist parties and governments in Central and Eastern Europe. But many of the same underlying tensions driving these European forces can be seen at play in the big swing against the major parties in the 2016 Senate. More...
Theresa May’s plans to relax faith school admissions will do nothing for social justice
By . With competition for school places set to intensify over the next decade, the government’s recent proposal to relax admissions rules for new faith schools has been met with mixed responses. More...
What does Trump have to do with the Hindu sacred syllable, om?
By . Republican nominee Donald Trump was recently invited to a fundraising event organized by a conservative group of Hindu Americans, the Republican Hindu Coalition. A poster from the event, which describes the group as “Hindus for Trump,” portrays the candidate in a posture much like that of a yogi in deep meditation. More...
Trump Victory Jolts Higher Ed
By Scott Jaschik. Many academic leaders fear the president-elect could scare off foreign students, encourage discord on campuses and promote the anti-intellectualism that won him broad support from non-college-educated males. Read more...