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Publications by Author
SYMPOSIUM: Books of the Year 201420 Jan 2015 | POLICY Magazine|
The staff of the Centre for Independent Studies list the best books they read in the past year.
Budget 2014-15: Fiscal responsibility or savage cuts?16 May 2014 | Special Publications|
The CIS analyses the Abbott government's crucial first budget, including significant changes in the key policy areas of... Read More...
School Funding on a Budget30 Apr 2014 | TARGET30 Papers|
Government expenditure on schools has more than doubled in real terms in the last 25 years, while student numbers have only... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: Education, Social Background and Cognitive Ability: The Decline of the Social30 Apr 2014 | POLICY Magazine|
Education, Social Background and Cognitive Ability: The Decline of the Social
Submission to the National Commission of Audit01 Apr 2014 | TARGET30 Papers|
The federal government's Commission of Audit (CoA) was established in 2013 to review the performance and role of government.... Read More...
Why Jaydon Can't Read: A Forum on Fixing Literacy18 Feb 2014 | Issue Analysis|
This Issue Analysis compiles the three speeches given at the CIS event 'Why Jaydon Can't Read: A Forum on Fixing Literacy'... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: The Self-Transforming School01 Feb 2014 | POLICY Magazine|
The Self-Transforming School By Brian J. Caldwell and Jim M. Spinks Reviewed by Jennifer... Read More...
FEATURE: Why Jaydon Can't Read: The Triumph of Ideology over Evidence in Teaching Reading29 Nov 2013 | POLICY Magazine|
The current entrenched rate of illiteracy among Australian children is unnecessary and avoidable.
Emergency Budget Repair Kit21 Nov 2013 | TARGET30 Papers|
The federal budget deficit has been described as an emergency. Cutting wasteful programs can save more than $20 billion a... Read More...
FEATURE: Why Jaydon Can't Read: The Triumph of Ideology over Evidence in Teaching Reading01 Oct 2013 | POLICY Magazine|
The current entrenched rate of illiteracy among Australian children is unnecessary and avoidable.
The future of education — a structural perspective22 Aug 2013 | Speeches|
A speech by Jennifer Buckingham to the AISNSW Executive Conference on the macro-trends in education policy in Australia and... Read More...
Keeping PISA in Perspective: Why Australian Education Policy Should Not Be Driven by International Test Results18 Dec 2012 | Issue Analysis|
International student assessments such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International... Read More...
School Funding, Choice and Equity26 Oct 2011 | Issue Analysis|
CIS Research Fellow Jennifer Buckingham says the three main goals of school funding – equity, efficiency and excellence... Read More...
The Rise of Religious Schools in Australia16 Sep 2010 | Policy Monographs|
Growth in the non-government school sector in Australia has been driven by religious schools, with the largest increases... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: Variety and Choice: Good Schools for All Australians01 Sep 2010 | POLICY Magazine|
Variety and Choice: Good Schools for All Australians By Graeme Starr (Menzies Research Centre, 2010.)
Educating The Disadvantaged01 Oct 2009 | Issue Analysis|
Every child can succeed at school if education providers take the right approach. Educating the Disadvantaged, a collection... Read More...
In Defence of Non-Government Schools02 Jul 2009 | Issue Analysis|
Non-government schools are providers of public education and deserve adequate public funding. The purposes and functions... Read More...
Schools of Thought: A Collection of Articles on Education01 Jul 2009 | Special Publications|
Over the last decade, schools policy in Australia has undergone significant changes. Jennifer Buckingham has been a significant... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: Why Not The Best Schools? What We Have Learned From Outstanding Schools Around The World03 Mar 2009 | POLICY Magazine|
Why Not The Best Schools? What We Have Learned From Outstanding Schools Around The World By Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris... Read More...
Making the Grade: School Report Cards and League Tables20 Nov 2008 | Issue Analysis|
International research shows that students in schools that publish their results publicly perform better than students in... Read More...
Child Care and the Labour Supply23 Jul 2008 | Issue Analysis|
This report investigates whether child care is unaffordable and if government funding is contributing to its affordability... Read More...
FEATURE: Six Social Policy Myths03 Mar 2008 | POLICY Magazine|
Policy experts often think alike, even when the evidence contradicts them. This is how billions of dollars get spent on government... Read More...
Child Care: Who Benefits?24 Oct 2007 | Issue Analysis|
Child care has gone from something that families would use sparingly and only if necessary to being an alleged human right.... Read More...
FEATURE: The Finn Red Line09 Sep 2007 | POLICY Magazine|
Chester E Finn Jr talks to Jennifer Buckingham about tensions between school autonomy, parental choice and the need for better... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: Which School? Beyond Private vs Public09 Sep 2007 | POLICY Magazine|
Which School? Beyond Private vs Public by Joanna Mendelssohn (Pluto Press, 2007).
BOOK REVIEW: Dumbing Down: Outcomes-Based and Politically Correct- The impact of the Culture Wars on Our School06 Jun 2007 | POLICY Magazine|
Dumbing Down: Outcomes-based and politically correct- the impact of the Culture Wars on our schools by Kevin Donnelly (Hardie... Read More...
REVIEW ESSAY: Ten Views on Vouchers03 Mar 2007 | POLICY Magazine|
School choice causes controversy, even among its supporters.
Teachers and the Waiting Game: Why Decentralisation is Vital for Public Schools05 Feb 2007 | Issue Analysis|
Centralised staffing systems, which fiercely protect regulations that shelter poor teachers and privilege longevity over... Read More...
Good Teachers Where They Are Needed19 Oct 2005 | Issue Analysis|
Allowing qualified professionals to become teachers through school-based education has the potential to reduce Australia's... Read More...
State of the Nation: An Agenda for Change 200405 May 2004 | Special Publications|
This book is now in its fourth edition. It offers independent views on Australia's progress across a range of indicators... Read More...
Schools in the Spotlight. School Performance Reporting and Public Accountability03 Mar 2004 | Policy Monographs|
Buckingham calls for a consistent, fair and meaningful system of reporting and publishing comparative school performance,... Read More...
Valuing Education: A Response to the Australia Institute Report 'Buying an Education'21 Jan 2004 | Issue Analysis|
The Australia Institute, in publishing this report, has done nothing to advance serious and constructive debate on education... Read More...
Boys' Education - Research & Rhetoric01 Jan 2004 | Occasional Papers|
There is significant evidence that boys have been experiencing educational disadvantage. In this paper, Jennifer Buckingham... Read More...
State of the Nation New Zealand 200305 Apr 2003 | Special Publications|
The report, State of the Nation New Zealand, traces and analyses the profound social and economic changes occurring over... Read More...
Reflections on Class Size and Teacher Quality21 Mar 2003 | Issue Analysis|
The statistical evidence showing that boys have lower literacy levels and lower average performance than girls in almost... Read More...
The Missing Links: Class Size, Discipline, Inclusion and Teacher Quality19 Feb 2003 | Issue Analysis|
The Vinson Report is let down by a lack of rigour and an apparent partiality in its analysis of reforms that have important... Read More...
FEATURE: Reforming School Education: Class Size and Teacher Quality19 Jan 2003 | POLICY Magazine|
Research shows that effective teaching is far more important than the number of children in the classroom, suggesting that... Read More...
Getting it Right Some of the Time: An Appraisal of the Report on the Inquiry into the Education of Boys14 Nov 2002 | Issue Analysis|
The 2002 parliamentary inquiry and report into the education of boys has failed to recognise that boys from single parent... Read More...
Families Freedom and Education: Why School Choice Makes Sense24 Jun 2002 | Policy Monographs|
Parents have been demonstrating their increasing lack of faith in the public education system for decades, as reflected in... Read More...
FEATURE: The Case For School Choice and How to Fund It09 Sep 2001 | POLICY Magazine|
The ideal of public education- that every child has access to a good education at public expense- should not be confused... Read More...
SCHOOLS' BRIEF: Australia's Economic Record09 Sep 2001 | POLICY Magazine|
Economic reforms since the 1980s have opened up the economy, but the pact of reform in Australia is still lagging behind... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: Academic Success and Social Power: Examinations and inequality09 Sep 2001 | POLICY Magazine|
Academic Success and Social Power: Examinations and Inequality by Richard Teese (Melbourne University Press, 2000.)
State of the Nation 2001: A Century of Change05 Apr 2001 | Special Publications|
This major report finds that Australia is in the midst of profound social and economic change sometimes for the better, sometimes... Read More...
State of the Nation 2001: A Century of Change (CD ROM)05 Apr 2001 | Special Publications|
A CD version of a major report that finds Australia is in the midst of profound social and economic change sometimes for... Read More...
School Funding for All: Making Sense of the Debate over Dollars12 Oct 2000 | Issue Analysis|
Public debate over school funding is characterised by misinformation and misunderstanding, making any agreement or compromise... Read More...
The Truth about Private Schools in Australia01 Aug 2000 | Issue Analysis|
The evidence strongly suggests that private schools offer their students something that goes beyond financial resources and... Read More...
Boy Troubles: Understanding Rising Suicide, Rising Crime and Educational Failure14 Jun 2000 | Policy Monographs|
Australian boys are at greater risk of doing badly at school, participating in juvenile crime, and committing suicide. The... Read More...
FEATURE: The Trouble With Boys03 Mar 2000 | POLICY Magazine|
Boys are falling behind at school at alarming rates while girls continue to improve. What is causing this gender gap? Has... Read More...
The Puzzle of Boys' Educational Decline: A Review of the Evidence18 Nov 1999 | Issue Analysis|
Although research has attempted to explain the decline in boy's performance at school, lack of empirical evidence has precluded... Read More...
SCHOOL'S BRIEF: Australia's Prospects in the Global Economy09 Sep 1999 | POLICY Magazine|
Selected economic excerpts from State of the Nation 1999.
Opinion & Commentary by Author
School funding report makes flawed case for full Gonski reforms04 Jul 2015 | The Australian|
As we pass the halfway mark of the four year federal education budget cycle, attention is turning once again to the issue... Read More
Fees for state schools: don't jump to conclusions22 Jun 2015 | ABC The Drum|
There are few things more likely to ignite passionate opinions than school funding. Even a hint of any change that does not... Read More
Public primary schools are holding their own18 Apr 2015 | The Australian|
Public schools have risen to the challenge of school choice
Poor students likely to make poor teachers13 Feb 2015 | The Australian|
The Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) report released today unfortunately dismissed the opportunity to... Read More
Jennifer Buckingham walks the talk at school24 Jan 2015 | The Australian Financial Review|
Education commentator Jennifer Buckingham is no ivory tower researcher. For five years, she's worked closely with a school... Read More
Reading writing on the wall06 Jan 2015 | The Australian|
Reading specialists around Australia and the world greeted yesterday's article on NSW primary teaching degrees with mixed... Read More
Nice plan to toughen teacher degree17 Nov 2014 | The Australian|
No matter the question in education, the answer more often than not is better teacher education. Unfortunately, the quality... Read More
Comment: Review is reverse of 'back to basics'16 Oct 2014 | Australian Financial Review|
The term 'back to basics' fundamentally misrepresents the nature of the report's proposed changes to the Australian... Read More
Comment: First, become a good reader13 Oct 2014 | The Australian|
Hundreds of thousands of children struggle with reading at even the most basic level, even after spending years at school.
Comment: Independent Public Schools are not charter schools06 Oct 2014 | The Australian|
Independent Public Schools are suffering from an identity problem.
Comment: Education does not need Commonwealth in schools03 Oct 2014 | Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age|
Ahead of the federal government's 'white paper' on reform of the federation, an issues paper will canvas the specific... Read More
NAPLAN: IQ versus poverty21 Aug 2014 | The Australian|
THE release of NAPLAN data always brings some sort of controversy. This year it was about a decline in writing performance,... Read More
Education funding hasn't been cut - fantasy has20 May 2014 | ABC The Drum|
The so-called 'cuts' or 'savings' in the federal budget for schools are cuts and savings to budgets that never actually existed.
Why can't wealthy parents pay for public schooling?05 May 2014 | ABC The Drum|
Why is such a fuss being made about wealthier families paying for public schooling?
Curb education spending now to save hard cuts later30 Apr 2014 | The Australian|
Australian governments seeking to reduce public debt cannot quarantine school education budgets from their efforts.
The myth of NAPLAN stress17 Mar 2014 | ABC The Drum|
Schools should be scrutinised, and parents should be aware of the test results. NAPLAN tests are not the 'high stakes' tests... Read More
Gonski: School funding deal still needs much work so let's get down to it04 Dec 2013 | The Canberra Times|
The new school funding model, often incorrectly referred to as the ''Gonski'' model, is far from ideal and needs to be revised.
Don't panic about PISA04 Dec 2013 | The Drum|
Simple country comparisons on a single assessment, no matter how good it might be, provide little guidance for education... Read More
Gonski model should go back to the chalkboard28 Nov 2013 | The Australian Financial Review|
The Better Schools funding model no longer meets the objectives it was designed to achieve.
Double trouble means it's time for drastic cuts21 Nov 2013 | The Canberra Times|
Duplication across state and federal governments blurs the lines of responsibility and unnecessarily increases costs to taxpayers.
Bad teaching kills reading skills30 Sep 2013 | The Australian|
Billions of dollars have been spent in the past decade on programs aimed at improving literacy, yet thousands of children... Read More
Education landscape: The next 10 years?01 Sep 2013 | Learning Difficulties Australia|
Schools are facing a great deal of uncertainty but we can identify some policy themes, both in Australia and overseas, to... Read More
Spot the difference in educational policy20 Aug 2013 | The Australian Financial Review|
There are important points of contrast between the major parties on school education policy.
Federal government has no place in the classroom30 Jul 2013 | The Drum|
The best thing a new federal government can do for education is to establish a fair and neutral funding system, provide good... Read More
My School sheds a welcome light17 May 2013 | The Australian|
If governments gather important information about schools and students, it should be available to everyone. The My School... Read More
Federal micro-managers to rule the schools16 Apr 2013 | Australian Financial Review|
Responses to the federal government's school funding proposal have been less than enthusiastic. People have rightly pointed... Read More
Gonski reforms at risk of failure to launch05 Apr 2013 | The Australian|
Two camps have emerged in the Gonski wars, with one camp saying it's all about the money.
Far-reaching literacy strategy called for18 Dec 2012 | Australian Financial Review|
The finding that one in four students has reading ability either at or below the basic level will be no surprise to anyone... Read More
Clarity on schools funding a long way off05 Sep 2012 | The Australian Financial Review|
All schools, state and non-government, should expect the federal government's educational agenda to be imposed upon them... Read More
Why our kids still cannot read10 Aug 2012 | The Australian|
The perennial struggle to provide all children with effective teaching in reading is becoming less like a war and more like... Read More
Politics hinders school reform in NSW26 Jul 2012 | Australian Financial Review|
The mooted changes of NSW school reform detailed this week are relatively minor.
Mistakes writ large if reading goes wrong07 May 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald|
A flawed report shows the muddled state of literacy policy in NSW.
Top quality pre-school is child's play30 Apr 2012 | The Herald Sun|
High quality pre-school can significantly mediate the negative impact of a language and literacy-poor home environment, beginning... Read More
Opportunity for major reform26 Mar 2012 | Education Review|
The highlight of the Gonski report is that it is student-centred; shifting the focus from the demands of schools to the needs... Read More
Staffing reform a crucial issue14 Mar 2012 | Australian Financial Review|
More autonomy for principals to hire, fire and pay teachers for performance is needed, writes Jennifer Buckingham.
Gonski: less for private schools21 Feb 2012 | Australian Financial Review|
The Gonski report's model as it applies to non-government schools has several redeeming features. It provides for a minimum... Read More
Gonski review must not hobble choice14 Feb 2012 | Australian Financial Review|
On Monday, the report of the federal government's Review of Funding for Schooling, commonly known as the 'Gonski review'... Read More
Whether public or private, our schools deserve a fair go22 Nov 2011 | The Punch|
School choice means different things to different people. In essence, it refers to the principle that parents should have... Read More
Will bonus payments for teachers improve children's education?14 May 2011 | The Sydney Morning Herald|
Decentralise salaries and let the market decide what teachers are worth based on their qualifications, professional standing... Read More
Top students go backwards09 Dec 2010 | The Australian|
The number of high achievers at school is shrinking because all the attention goes to the weak.
The growth of religious schooling13 Oct 2010 | ABC News|
As religious schools have become more numerous and more visible, they have also become more prominent in debates on education... Read More
Simple ambition for all schools12 Jul 2010 | The Australian|
The much-needed review of school funding should fix a very confusing system.
Students are bound to be the biggest losers01 May 2010 | The Australian|
The stand-off between Julia Gillard and the teachers union is a no-win situation, says Jennifer Buckingham in The Weekend... Read More
Teacher union still waging a war against transparency15 Dec 2009 | The Australian|
The Australian Education Union is waging a war against the publication of school league tables and proposes to reinstate... Read More
Return to Flyer times with business class29 Oct 2009 | The Newcastle Herald|
Train travel was not only more pleasant early in the last century, it was also faster. In 1937, the 'Newcastle Flyer'... Read More
Principal is the means of elevation02 Oct 2009 | The Australian|
Somewhere between one in five and one in six students are barely literate and numerate, according to recent national literacy... Read More
Informed choice leads to better schooling outcomes18 Aug 2009 | Adelaide Now|
Over the last 10 years or so, the school education landscape across Australia has altered significantly. There have been... Read More
The time is right to consider radical ideas in education reform12 Aug 2009|
The so-called 'long-tail of under-achievement' in Australia has been talked about so often by so many people that it... Read More
Fund kids not schools02 Jul 2009 | The Australian|
The debate over funding to non-government schools has never really gone away. On the horizon is yet another review of federal... Read More
School Reporting Policy is in a League of its Own29 Jun 2009|
When the federal government confirmed last year that it would be making good on its election promise to introduce transparency... Read More
Good for jobs, bad for education23 Jun 2009 | The Australian|
If ever there was good evidence that politics and education don't mix, the fiasco of the Building the Education Revolution... Read More
Private hurdle for kids21 Apr 2009 | The Australian|
The number of school students with disabilities is increasing every year. The government school sector has the largest number... Read More
Private hurdle for kids21 Apr 2009 | The Australian|
The number of school students with disabilities is increasing every year. The government school sector has the largest number... Read More
Learning from New York to improve our education system28 Nov 2008 | THe Australian|
New York City's letter-grade school report cards form only one part of the reform program implemented by its schools chancellor,... Read More
Every good parent deserves truth20 Nov 2008 | Sydney Morning Herald|
State governments have reams of data about schools, but parents - and anyone else interested in education - get to see little... Read More
Student Bus Subsidy Has Phantom Menace11 Nov 2008 | Newcastle Herald|
The NSW state government's free student transport scheme is yet again under the gun. Previous inquiries into the School... Read More
Brightest and best miss out06 Nov 2008 | The Australian|
When the OECD described Australia as a 'high quality, low equality' country in its 2000 PISA report, it fuelled an existing... Read More
School reporting will be the first test of Labor's 'modern federalism'12 Aug 2008 | The Canberra Times|
A problematic feature of school education in Australia is that there is a fair amount of choice available to parents, but... Read More
The Child Care funding myth26 Jul 2008 | The Business Spectator|
Australia's labour shortage continues to play havoc with some regions and sectors of the Australian economy, frustrating... Read More
Subsidies increase child care prices, not mothers participation in work23 Jul 2008 | The Australian|
The relationship between child care and the participation of mothers in the paid workforce seems obvious: if child care was... Read More
Teachers need help with job appointments19 Jun 2008 | The Newcastle Herald|
Last month, all NSW public schools were effectively closed because the NSW Teachers Federation called on its members to take... Read More
Teachers: Scale their pay to meet demand29 May 2008|
It is regularly argued that teacher pay in Australia is too low, and that this is a disincentive to enter the profession.... Read More
Budget boredom for schools but watch this space15 May 2008 | Crikey|
One word encapsulates the 2008-09 federal budget as it relates to schools - boring. It simply makes official the funding... Read More
Here are the three keys to improving our schools07 Apr 2008 | The Age|
The Australian government's 'Australia 2020 Summit' is now less than a month away. School education, which falls into... Read More
Don't demonise private education04 Mar 2008 | The Australian|
A significant and increasing number of children are attending religious institutions for their education. Around two-thirds... Read More
Rudd revolution must grasp basics17 Dec 2007 | The Australian Financial Review|
Now that the federal election is finally over, those of us interested in education are waiting with bated breath for the... Read More
Teacher training must be assessed16 Nov 2007 | The Australian|
In the past decade there has been increasing recognition that the quality of schooling is pretty much dependent on the quality... Read More
Cash could be better spent outside daycare23 Oct 2007 | The Australian|
Arguments for the public funding of child care rest on the claim that it is a public good: that it provides benefits for... Read More
Charting a new course through schools red tape15 Oct 2007 | The Age|
The state school system in Victoria has gone further towards empowering individual schools and enabling parental choice than... Read More
Policy difference is in the detail13 Sep 2007 | The Courier Mail|
Labor and Liberal have each come up with some decent policy and some poor policy. The final verdict on education will hinge... Read More
Give parents informed choice for schooling18 May 2007 | The Newcastle Herald|
In his widely-reported speech to The Centre for Independent Studies this week, the Prime Minister talked about the importance... Read More
Power (and cash) to the principals07 Feb 2007 | The Australian|
Although much has been made about the poverty of educational standards in Australian schools lately, it is surprising that... Read More
Furore over private-school fees is just a distraction20 Jan 2007 | The Australian Financial Review|
A couple of times each year, there is a lot of fuss about increases in private-school fees. This causes much consternation... Read More
Let the schools choose which accredited curriculum to teach30 Oct 2006 | The Canberra Times|
The idea of a national curriculum has been on the federal government agenda for several years. The 2004-05 federal budget... Read More
Keep the faith in education06 Oct 2006 | The Courier Mail|
In the world of education, certain words have image problems. One of the words most in need of a public relations makeover... Read More
Lessons that everyone can profit from25 Sep 2006 | The Australian Financial Review|
In the world of education, certain words have image problems. One of the words most in need of a public relations makeover... Read More
Choice is best for curriculum31 Jul 2006 | The Age|
School curricula and the standards of students seem to be constantly under fire, with discussion over the last six months... Read More
Schooled in freedom of choice27 Jul 2006 | The Canberra Times|
After years in the policy wilderness, support has been growing for school choice. Politicians on both sides, including federal... Read More
Reward key in educator quality equation19 Jul 2006 | The Courier Mail|
In almost every profession, people who are good at their job are paid more. This makes perfect sense as it helps to keep... Read More
Learn to serve the public02 Mar 2006 | The Australian|
About two short decades from now, there will be more non-government schools than state schools. By the time this year's kindergarten... Read More
Time to open gate to school-based training02 Nov 2005 | The Newcastle Herald|
A few things are known about education. The most important influence on how much a child learns is the quality of teaching... Read More
New strategies needed to beat teacher shortage19 Oct 2005 | The Courier Mail|
Australia has a serious shortage of suitably qualified maths and science teachers and a continuing problem with attracting... Read More
NZ school zoning: fairness or fraud?20 Mar 2003 | The Independant|
Good state schools in both New Zealand and Australia are facing a large and growing problem—fraud. Families are providing... Read More
Fertility incentives off the mark20 Feb 2003 | The Newcastle Herald|
The low fertility rate in this country is just as much about women having fewer children as it is about fewer women having... Read More
Parents need report cards on schools02 Jan 2003 | The Sydney Morning Herald|
Greater public scrutiny would increase competition, improve education and cut costs. It was wishful thinking on the part... Read More
Sure, we'll breed (if we can afford it)24 Sep 2002 | The Age|
More women would put careers on hold to stay at home with their child if it wasn't so costly, writes Jennifer Buckingham.
The importance of staying single legally12 Aug 2002 | The Newcastle Herald|
The NSW Law Reform Commission proposes that, when unmarried couples who live together break up, their property settlement... Read More
Now is the time for fecund thoughts18 Jul 2002 | The Australian|
It's easy to find reasons to put off having a baby. You want to travel first. You want to have a career first. You want to... Read More
Public choice must fashion education26 Jun 2002 | The Age|
Dr Boston raises the important question of the kind of schools in which we would like to see our children educated. Thanks... Read More
Free the teachers to help the students: Parental choice in schooling will improve education23 Jan 2002 | The Australian|
A systematic comparison of the academic results of state and non-government schools has been a long time coming. Last week,... Read More
A tax credit system should be the basis for funding education20 Oct 2001 | The Australian Financial Review|
There is not much for parents or schools to get excited about in the education policies of either of the major parties. As... Read More
Modern perils in a lucky country31 Aug 2001 | The Daily Telegraph|
What is the state of our nation? For the most part, Australians are better off than they have ever been before. On average,... Read More
Equity and the costs of learning31 Aug 2001 | The Daily Telegraph|
Once again the knives have come out over school funding. But what is the real basis of the opposition to public funding of... Read More
A Fair Go for all Schools24 Jan 2001 | The Herald Sun|
It is possible to deceive people without telling lies. In support of their campaign against the federal government's education... Read More
Homework Needed on School Funding13 Oct 2000 | The Newcastle Herald|
The fracas over federal government school funding documented by the media in the past few weeks presents a compelling case... Read More
Schools Need to be Truly 'Public'07 May 2000|
Discussions about the future of education in Australia tend to be constricted by a narrow view of the options. They revolve... Read More
Swap obstacles for teachers30 Nov -0001 | The Australian|
We need new methods to make maths teaching more appealing to the right type of people for our schools.
Report card for schools30 Nov -0001|
In a paradigm shift, four reports on education reform commissioned by the federal government agree on decentralisation, school... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre by Author
Options for over-crowding in schools10 Jul 2015 | Ideas@The Centre|
Enrolments in inner city Sydney public primary schools have doubled in the last five years. Most of these schools have reached... Read More
Victoria's quest to be the Education State12 Jun 2015 | Ideas@The Centre|
The Victorian government is on a quest to be the 'education state'. Two discussion papers were released this week to generate... Read More
Inequality is inevitable in a free society08 May 2015 | Ideas@The Centre|
Is it more important (and fairer) to maximise the quality of life and opportunity for all children, or to try to ensure no... Read More
Poor evaluation leads to poor policy17 Apr 2015 | Ideas@The Centre|
Policy development and implementation in Australia has long been plagued by poor evaluation. As a result, there is very little... Read More
School funding mess no surprise23 Jan 2015 | Ideas@The Centre|
The OECD report finding that school funding in Australia is a mess, and school performance is stagnant or declining, will... Read More
What to give a child who can't read?05 Dec 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
Many of the programs dreamt up by the two major political parties would be difficult to justify for inclusion in a school... Read More
No organised and synchronised cabal of anti-public education 'neo-liberal' ideologues31 Oct 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
Educators are a diverse set of individuals who for the most part have the best interests of Australia's children at heart.
A balancing act: home schooling regulation26 Sep 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
Currently, home schooling families are doing all the work in their relationship with the state and getting little in return,... Read More
Using school data wisely05 Sep 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
This week in education policy the spotlight has been on the appropriate use of performance data. Two new reports questioned... Read More
NSW government gets it right on reading instruction15 Aug 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
The best way to improve the quality of school education is to ensure that there is a good, if not great, teacher in every... Read More
Australian teachers face significant classroom challenges25 Jul 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
Teachers in Australia need to be well-prepared for challenges with rigorous and comprehensive teacher education.
Teaching to the tests13 Jun 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
A large proportion of pre-service teachers lack strong literacy skills, which are necessary to teach children well.
Finding savings in education02 May 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
Government funding for schools has been rising consistently for decades, with no improvement in student outcomes.
Curriculum and teacher education review: a necessary evil28 Feb 2014 | Ideas@The Centre|
Ideally, we would be to have no national curriculum since such a beast will always be politicised and biased, but at the... Read More
Does PISA mean we should give a Gonski?06 Dec 2013 | Ideas@The Centre|
The latest PISA report showed Australia's international ranking had dropped, which was widely interpreted as a sign of... Read More
Gonski funding model lost in translation29 Nov 2013 | Ideas@The Centre|
The Gonksi model's simple features and its neutral approach to funding schools in different sectors were lost in the translation... Read More
Why Jaydon can't read04 Oct 2013 | Ideas@The Centre|
Literacy policy has been routinely undermined by policy makers ignoring evidence of what works when teaching kids to read.
Time to make a deal19 Apr 2013 | Ideas@The Centre|
In rejecting a pretty good funding school model because it is not perfect, we may end up with something much worse.
Overrated PISA envy14 Dec 2012 | Ideas@The Centre|
Are international assessments appropriate benchmarks for educational quality?
The dangerous idea of abolishing private schools12 Oct 2012 | Ideas@The Centre|
Abolishing private schools is a dangerous idea.
Literacy gaps exist and socio-economic status14 Sep 2012 | Ideas@The Centre|
It is well known that literacy gaps exist between students of differing socio-economic status when they begin school.
'F' for flawed literacy report18 May 2012 | Ideas@The Centre|
Advisory group's report on early reading instruction fails to deliver.
Focus on the children28 Oct 2011 | Ideas@The Centre|
School funding should centre on the child, not on the school and should come from both government and non-government sources.
Report card for schools09 Sep 2011 | Ideas@The Centre|
In a paradigm shift, four reports on education reform commissioned by the federal government agree on decentralisation, school... Read More
Preparing for NAPLAN29 Apr 2011 | Ideas@The Centre|
Performing well in NAPLAN numeracy requires competency in reading and comprehending written language.
WikiSchool25 Mar 2011 | Ideas@The Centre|
My School, like Wikileaks, is founded on the principle that although information might be abused, this is not sufficient... Read More
Religion and education17 Sep 2010 | Ideas@The Centre|
Religious schools have been a major feature of the educational landscape in Australia since British settlement. The first... Read More
Charter schools gain traction in 200911 Dec 2009 | Ideas@The Centre|
This has been the year of the charter school (public schools run by private operators) in education policy in the United... Read More
Overcoming socio-economic disadvantage in education02 Oct 2009 | Ideas@The Centre|
Literacy and numeracy are not everything, but they are almost everything. Somewhere between one in five and one in six students... Read More
OECD study holds lessons for Australian education policy11 Sep 2009 | Ideas@The Centre|
This week, the OECD released its annual Education At A Glance report which provides country comparisons of spending, participation,... Read More
WA schools are independent in name only28 Aug 2009 | Ideas@The Centre|
The WA government recently announced that it would be allowing up to 30 government schools (out of 768) to become 'Independent... Read More
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Based out of Austin, Texas, this 21-year-old musician is well on his way to becoming a household name in Texas music. Colin is currently promoting the release of his debut EP, "Valleys", released worldwide on April 8th. Heavily influenced by the honest singer-songwriters of the last few decades, Colin has taken a genuine approach to his writing that focuses on writing with transparency, even if that comes with a grain of uncomfortability for some.More
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How to assemble chicken filo pies
Photography by Jeremy Simons
In this month's issue
Layers of crunchy pastry are the perfect wrapping for our Chicken & Cinnamon Filo Pies. Here's how to make them.
Step 1:
Stack 6 filo sheets, brushing each layer with butter. Cut in half crossways to make 2 rectangles.
Step 2:
Spoon one-quarter of the cooled filling into the centre of each filo rectangle - if it's hot, the filo may tear.
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Scuderi returned to Pittsburgh for evaluation (Updated)
Oct 28, 2013, 1:05 PM EDT
The leg injury suffered by Rob Scuderi this weekend is serious enough to send him packing.
On Monday, the Penguins announced Scuderi had been sent home from their mini two-game road trip to have the injury evaluated further. Scuderi, 34, was hurt during the first period of a 4-1 loss on Saturday in Toronto after getting clipped by Leafs forward David Clarkson, leaving the contest and failing to return.
Scuderi finished with just nine shifts for 5:57 TOI, and won't be available for tonight's contest in Carolina. Roberto Bortuzzo, a healthy scratch vs. the Maple Leafs, is likely to draw in as a replacement.
Scuderi hasn't been producing much offensively — just one point in 11 games — but is an important defensive presence for the club. He sits third among Pittsburgh defensemen in shorthanded ice time and is tied for third in blocked shots, with 19.
The timing of the injury is unfortunate, in the sense Pittsburgh finally got its defense fully healthy on Friday night when Kris Letang made his season debut. It marked the first time the Pens had all their top-six d-men available.
According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the injury could keep Scuderi out of the lineup for a month.
- hockey412 - Oct 28, 2013 at 1:22 PM
Tough blow…hoping he has a miraculous recovery. Not feeling good without him.
- jpelle82 - Oct 28, 2013 at 1:24 PM
ughhh. hopefully its not the season ending variety. hopefully a sprain and not a tear. didnt look good though, one of those awkward looking injuries that could only be a ligament. on the heels of a 3 game skid…ughh…wouldve been nice to see at least 1 game with a healthy 6 back there…but alas…the big wheel keeps on turning.
- curioustraveler13 - Oct 28, 2013 at 1:25 PM
I can't remember the last time the pens had a completely healthy roster. Well it looks like bortuzzo will crack the lineup, and that's not a bad thing. This team is really deep on defenseman, and that looks like it's paying off. Their record is good considering they are also without 2 of their top 6 forwards, just got letang back ,and lost vokoun at the start of the year. This week is big with 2 division rivals, and Boston. Well see how this team reacts to some advisory. I still like their chances.
- bmscalise - Oct 28, 2013 at 1:27 PM
If it's only a month – it'll be fine. I'll just be thrilled that it isn't longer, if McKenzie is right. The Pens have enough depth they should be able to handle life without him for the month of November. It's a long season.
- joey4id - Oct 28, 2013 at 1:45 PM
On a positive note the Pens are deep on D. Letang will have to play better d in his zone to make up for the loss of Scuderi.
- steelers88 - Oct 28, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Is anyone a little worried about the Pens? Because I am. I see some problem areas on this team. The funny thing is I don't think they have enough scoring.
- curioustraveler13 - Oct 28, 2013 at 4:05 PM
The pens are the 8th best team in the league in goals per game minus 2 of their top 6 forwards and you think we don't have enough scoring? Try not to over react to 3 game in which they played 2 really bad periods.
- billsboy88 - Oct 28, 2013 at 5:36 PM
Don't forget that they have been playing without Neal. The Malkin-Neal combo can really put up some points when it's clicking
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Do they? That's funny! I think people just glommed onto the Saga release and left the other ones alone. LOL
[just went there for a look]
And it's funny that the OT rates like 3.5 stars and the PT rates a solid 4 stars.
Look at the number of votes though, the PT has a mere 200 while the OT has 10 times as many. The smaller a polling sample, the easier to get skewed info.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
"In Brooklyn, a castle, is where dwell I"
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
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This citrusy layer cake is flavored with lime zest and the frosting is made with tequila, cheers!
A few weeks ago, my friend's husband threw her a fabulous 30th birthday party. There were chefs cooking Mexican food, plenty of drinks to go around, do-it-yourself ice cream sandwiches and finally this margarita cake. For my friend that loves all things Mexican food and all margaritas, I couldn't think of a better birthday cake to finish off the event. These cake layers are light and citrusy, flavored with a bit of lime zest, and the frosting has just the right amount of tequila to satisfy any margarita lover.
I didn't get a photo of the inside of the cake since I didn't want to slice it ahead of time, but everyone who had a slice loved it. This is such a fun celebration cake during the summer. I'll definitely be making it again.
Margarita Layer Cake
Adapted from this vanilla bean cake
Makes 1 2-layer 9-inch cake; serves 12
Margarita Cake Layers
8 fluid ounces (1 cup) milk, at room temperature separated (skim, low fat or whole will work)
120 grams / 4 1/4 ounces (~4 large) egg whites, at room temperature
50 grams / 1 3/4 ounces (~1 large) whole egg, at room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
300 grams / 10 5/8 ounces (~1-1/2 cups) granulated sugar
2 tablespoons lime zest (~2 limes)
350 grams / 12 3/8 ounces (~3 cups) cake flour, sifted
9 1/2 grams (1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon) baking powder
5 grams (3/4 teaspoon) salt
85 grams / 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
85 grams / 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) vegetable shortening
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans and line bottoms with parchment paper
In a medium bowl whisk together the egg whites, whole egg, 1/4 cup of milk and vanilla; set aside
In the large bowl of an electric mixer use your fingers to rub the lime zest into the granulated sugar, this will help to release the flavor from the zest; then, with the paddle attachment, combine the sugar / lime zest, sifted flour, baking powder and salt together on low speed for just 30 seconds
Add the butter and shortening; mix on low speed for 30 seconds; add remaining milk and mix again on low speed until just moistened, about 30 seconds
Increase mixer to medium speed and beat for 1 1/2 minutes
Scrape the sides of the bowl add the egg/milk mixture in 3 separate batches; beat on medium speed for 20 seconds after each addition; do not overmix
Divide the batter into prepared baking pans; bake for 29-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from center of each layer
Set cake layers aside to cool for 10 minutes then carefully remove each layer from pans; run a knife around the edge of each layer for easier removal
Once cake layers are completely cooled, use a serrated knife to carefully cut each layer in half horizontally, creating 4 cake layers; set aside and make buttercreams
Margarita Frosting
312 grams / 11 ounces ( 2 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
113 grams / 4 ounces regular or light cream cheese
400 grams / 14 ounces (~2 1/2 cups) powdered sugar
1 fluid ounce / 2 tablespoons tequila
1 tablespoon lime zest (~lime)
1 gram / 1/4 teaspoon salt
Beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer on high speed or until light and creamy
Add 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix on low speed for one minute; add additional cup and mix on low for one minute again; add remaining sugar, tequila, lime zest and salt
Mix on low speed for one minute and then scrape the sides of the bowl; beat on high speed for several minutes or until buttercream is light and fluffy
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Minneapolis -- We have reached the point in our long national nightmare of a presidential primary season when the two remaining Democratic candidates no longer have anything nice to say about one another, yet do not have the luxury of saying nothing at all.
Never mind their health care proposals. To heck with their stands on the economy and the Iraq war. From now until the party settles on a candidate, the debate is going to center on who can get the press to echo the most simplistic and petty charges about whom.
Petty charges take time and resources to dispel. Resources your opponent can't array against you. The right petty charge can force your opponent's staff to go 48 or 72 hours without sleep, looking for ways to debunk the rumor and coming up with equally petty counter charges to hurl at you.
It works like this. You find something, anything in the way of a petty charge that might stick to your opponent and have a surrogate toss it into the rapacious maw of the combination 24-hour-news/punditry-cycle-and-echo-chamber. Let it incubate for a day or two. Let it grow like a virulent strain of the flu in a lab dish. Eventually it will break out and your opponent will have to deal with it.
While your opponent denies and decries the slander, your job is to stay on the high road. Let your staff comment on it. When asked about it (and you will be asked about it - there's only so much real news for cable television to report and comment on) profess purity of heart. Bemoan the terrible state of the national dialogue.
Then, as the story is beginning to fizzle, reach over and almost reluctantly smear it around on your opponent -- as if you are trying to help them get a blop of mayonnaise off their lapel.
This will keep it going for another news cycle, and keep your opponent's staff from planting virulent rumors and charges about you.
This time of the campaign year, your opposition research people uncovered everything there is to know about the other candidate... You're fresh out of dirt and mud. You need new plausible petty charges. You need them now.
So here, for the benefits of both the Clinton and Obama campaigns are a few plausible, yet unused petty charges.
1. On two occasions in September of 2006, your opponent didn't wash his-or-her hands before returning to work in the Senate Chamber.
2. In high school, your opponent was caught smoking cigarettes behind the big boiler in the cavernous subbasement at the back of the janitor's room.
3, Your opponent has received thousands of virtually anonymous emails offering him-or-her special rates on pharmaceuticals, including drugs that will cure depression and erectile dysfunction, as well as offers to procure high qualty replica wristwatches at discounted prices.
There are lots more petty charges where these came from. There is not much more time for the candidates to toss them at one another. It should be over soon. And this summer in Denver should see the two standing, arms around one another, waving to the party faithful through confetti and falling balloons in Denver.
But that doesn't mean the market for petty charges will collapse by any means. We've got a senator to elect. As petty charges go, we ain't seen nothing yet.
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Jeez, it's not that we don't think politics aren't important. We do. We were thrilled when Alec Baldwin talked about running for mayor of New York for a hot second. It's just that we love movies, and Ben Affleck potentially running for John Kerry's Massachusetts Senate seat would put a real crimp in our movie-going enjoyment. "Believe it or not, one name I have heard tossed around is that of actor-director Ben Affleck, the pride of Cambridge, who's been active in Democratic Party politics for more than a decade," CBS Boston's Jon Keller claims. But..but what about Affleck's plans to star in Focus across from Kristen Stewart? Or his designs to remake The Stand? Are movie rumors no longer sacred?
Of course, the answer relies on the rumor that President Obama will be nominating Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State this week, thus leaving his seat vacant. Luckily Keller also name checks a variety of politicians who might run, as well as basically anyone over 30 who can get 10,000 signatures. After examining Ben's IMDB page, though, we realize he has nothing planned on either the acting or directing docket after Focus and the crime drama Runner, Runner with Justin Timberlake. Considering how successful Argo was this year, we doubt Ben Affleck would run for office so soon. On the other hand…we hate being wrong, so let's say he's going to scoop up that Senate seat like yet another Golden Globe. Oh, he's going to win a Golden Globe too. We have so many Ben Affleck-related predictions to put out into the world!
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Adjustable Diopter Magnifier for Prism Finders - Attaches to any Mamiya RB67 or RZ67 prism finder. This item assures precise focus by magnifying the central portion of the screen 2.4 times.
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The Yucatan Peninsula juts out into the Caribbean Sea and, at its tip, is Cancún. Lapped by turquoise waters, its snow-white sands stay cool underfoot even in the hottest sun. The resort lies in seclusion on Isla Mujeres, seven miles off the mainland. It brings a touch of modern Italy to Mayan shores, adds Latin hospitality and tops this with exquisite Swiss/Italian cooking using firewood ovens.
The Isla Mujeres hotel features a total of 35 accommodations in 4 different categories; all of these fine guest rooms are fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, marbled bathrooms and Jacuzzis on private ocean view terraces. Relax with your favourite drink in the panoramic bar and take trips on the 40ft private yacht.
Casa Rolandi is synonymous with gourmet tradition in Cancun and Isla Mujeres. Its secret lays in the creativity of the Swiss-Northern Italian cuisine and the delicious, exclusive recipes cooked in its firewood oven that seal in the juices and retain their original flavours. Casual dining at its finest for lunch and dinner. Lunch or dinner a la carte is included in the suite rate (appetizer, main dish and dessert). The extensive international bar has a sweeping view of the ocean and features romantic musice at the time to enjoy the sunset.
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Updated at: 12/27/2012 10:18 AM
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) - The Schenectady Police Department that was the target of a series of corruption cases has launched its own investigation into a party featuring strippers performing for off-duty officers.
The Daily Gazette of Schenectady reports (http://bit.ly/RTXwTh ) that Schenectady Police Chief Chaires says an internal investigation should be wrapped up by early next week at the latest.
The newspaper reports that off-duty officers on the midnight shift hired strippers for a party held last week at a Schenectady bar owned by a retired police officer.
There's no immediate indication that the officers did anything illegal during the party.
Starting in the 1990s, the Schenectady Police Department was the focus of a string of lawsuits, prosecutions and corruption investigations involving several officers and even a former chief who served prison time for cocaine trafficking.
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D2X-XL is an OpenGL-enhanced version of Descent 2, offering a plethora of improvements over the original program, like colored lighting, stereoscopic rendering, high-resolution textures, sounds and player ships, many effects (e.g., smoke, lightning, rain, snow, etc.), new game modes, improved multiplayer support, bigger levels, full modding support, etc. etc. D2X-XL preserves full backwards compatibility and also supports playing Descent 1 levels with the original Descent 1 sounds, textures, physics, and AI. D2X-XL is available for OS X, Linux, and Windows.
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text: This Nurse Hat comes in one size that will fit any and all of you aspiring nurses out there. The Nurse Hat features a classic white nurse's hat with a red cross on the front. This year complete the look you want and make sure your perfect costume has the perfect accessories to go with it.


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Taylor was appointed Gills boss on a temporary basis on Tuesday following the club's decision to sack Martin Allen after 16 months in charge.
"I've told all the players that it's a fresh start for everybody," Taylor told the club's official website.
"There will be players that didn't play under Martin who will have a point to prove, it's up to them to prove to a new coach that they should be in the team.
"The ones that are, it's up to them to make sure they don't take their foot off and stay in the team - everybody has a challenge really."
The former England Under-21 manager has not ruled out the possibility of taking the job on a permanent basis.


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The Return of the Sci Fi Channel Friday-Night Blitz
The Two Stargates and Painkiller Jane Bring It On Again Starting Friday the 13th
Some people may consider Friday the 13th a day of superstition and anxiety, but beginning tomorrow, science-fiction fans will only think of it as the the day that the Sci Fi Channel finally restored its renowned Friday-night lineup of non-stop sci-fi thrills and action. When the critically and popularly adored Battlestar Galactica departed from its 9pm Friday time slot in December, the weekend was never the same again without the familiar adrenaline-fused jump-start the last night of the work week used to provide. The Sci Fi Channel opted to use the vacancy to syndicate three- and four-hour blocks of a variety of interesting and relatively obscure series from the early 2000s, such as Jake 2.0, starring Ugly Betty's Christopher Gorham as the world's first human nanobot, and Special Unit 2, an odd fusion of science fiction, dramedy, crime, and horror that lasted for almost one full season on the long-defunct UPN.
Times are a-changing tomorrow, however, with the return of the network staples and fan favorites Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis to the schedule at 8pm and 9pm EST, respectively, as well as the arrival at 10pm of the comic book-based newcomer Painkiller Jane, adapted from last year's fairly well-received original telefilm and backdoor pilot of the same name starring Emmanuelle Vaugier. I'm always eager for a new scif-fi or supernatural series to help me get my imagination going, especially when they include strong female characters. But, sadly, the reviews for the debut series about a superhuman DEA agent on the hunt for genetically altered humans with special powers have been bloodcurdlingly harsh. I hope Amazonian star and co-executive producer Kristanna Loken is too busy counting her money to take the critical thrashing too hard.
Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis are entirely different beasts all together, with sizable, established fan bases and a history of television success already supporting them. The first series is returning to complete the second half of its tenth and final season following Sci Fi's August 2006 cancellation announcement. On the other hand, Stargate Atlantis—a spinoff of Stargate SG-1, which was itself a spinoff of the 1994 theatrical release Stargate featuring Kurt Russell and James Spader—begins the second half of its third season with a renewal for Season 4 already in place. The night's new one-two-three return to glory is preceded by a special program at 7pm, as well, the one-hour documentary Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1, which explores exactly what the title says.
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Essie Allure
55 reviews
85% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
on 1/12/2015 1:47:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Yes! HG sheer white!!! No streaks! Typical thin, flexible Essie brush. This polish is an absolute dream to apply.
on 9/11/2014 9:54:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Such a pretty polish. I used four coats to build to a sheer white, and can still see the whites of my nails. This polish gives my nails a clean, well manicured look. It applied perfectly with no streaking at all and dried quickly. I love Essie's small brush~it allows me to be very precise with the placement of polish without flooding my cuticles or getting polish on the skin next to my nails, so I rarely have a lot of cleanup to do. Adore it!
on 5/1/2014 2:28:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Other
This is one of my go-to polishes. It's sheer, but buildable. Three coats usually gives me full opacity, which is perfect because more than three coats makes it very thick (but that's usually with any polish). It's a beautiful, classy color. The formula is really good as well, providing minimal streaking that could easily be polished away with another coat.
I love this color with my skin tone; it's white enough to not give me "mannequin hands", but doesn't look like I've painted my nails with white-out. It's milky and beautiful.
on 4/1/2014 8:16:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
I can see how this polish might be underwhelming. Think of it as a clear polish with a hint of white, which acts as a brightener. The result is shiny nails which are ever-so-slightly brightened. I haven't worn nail polish in over 5 years so this was the shade I chose to ease back into wearing it. It is very feminine and suble. I could see myslef wearing this all the time.
on 3/23/2014 4:13:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Allure is great when layered 3-4 times. That makes drying time a pain, though. It gives your nails a nice neutral white glaze effect that looks very classy and chic. It's hard to find a neutral that compliments very pale skin (most are too beige), but this one fits the bill.
Though I like it a lot, I've noticed it can look gray in some lights - which isn't too flattering. I love this maybe paired with a sheer pink, like Essie's mademoiselle, but if I'm looking for something creamy pink that has color payoff with just two coats, I turn to L'oreal's "how romantic".
on 1/7/2014 5:41:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Allure is a great polish for layering with light pinks in order to create a whole new beautiful shade, or simply worn alone it will need 2-4 coats for visual whitish color to show enough which looks really classy and clean. I like to use it alone and also matched with some sheer or light pinks because both ways look great. Allure is very sheer and neutral. The formula is great to work with. A definite staple in my polish collection since it's so versatile.
on 12/12/2013 8:48:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I had been trying to replace Avon's Nail Wear in Linen from years ago. I really loved the shade and have been trying to find a replacement ever since. I know this (Allure) is a really popular shade and it looked good on photos that I saw online so I was really excited to get it. The color in the bottle does not translate to nails. Even with three coats it looked as if I was wearing clear polish. For the price and lack of color, I would've been better off just polishing my nails with an actual clear polish. I wanted a classic, nude look to my manicure, but Allure was to sheer.
on 11/27/2013 3:02:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Other, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Allure is a sheer milky palest pink that gives nails a clean and fresh appearance. These pale shades have a tendency to be tricky but this one is an exception, every coat is perfectly even, smooth and non-streaky, and dries quickly too. 1 coat gives my nails a fast and easy makeover that almost looks like a french manicure, while 3 coats gives more coverage with a modern yet pretty look. A great color for brides as it looks delicate. This color looks amazing on nails but I don't recommend on toes as it pulls too gray and looks a bit sad.
on 4/18/2013 8:30:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool
Hair: Red, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
Unlike most of people here on this website, I don't like crazy colors for my toe nails. I think feet should just look as clean and delicate as possible. That's why I normally wear sheer white-ish colors on my toes, and very rarely some medium-dark classic red. And Essie's "Allure" has now become my HG nail polish for toes! It's very glossy and sheer enough to look delicate, white enough to look clean and also quite self-levelling, which is why I think it was worth it' price, even if it's quite expensive here.
on 4/3/2013 9:52:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Its very opaque on me but I like it... I also mix this with OPI Make Me Blush.. its oh sooo pretty, polished and classy...Allure is neutral with hints of pink... I got this after Kate M`s wedding but never bothered using it until now and it`s still as good as new ...it didnt dry up... yay!
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(CNN) — A group of killer whales that were trapped beneath ice and in danger of dying in Canada's Hudson Bay have so far not been seen Thursday, authorities said.
Inukjuak Town Manager Johnny Williams said shifting wind patterns overnight allowed the ice to break as the 11 whales struggled to stay alive.
The orcas had been confined to a space of about 30 feet by 30 feet, where they used an opening for a breathing hole.
Williams said that he is optimistic the whales were freed and that emergency crews redrew plans for deployment.
"We're in a stand-down mode, but we're still ready to go if needed," said Ray Lee, the president of Kasco Marine, which helped save whales in a celebrated rescue in 1988.
In that incident, three gray whales were trapped in ice near Barrow, Alaska. The story made national news for several nights and was the inspiration for the 2012 film "Big Miracle."
Two of the three whales made it to open water after rescuers used chain saws and deicers from a Wisconsin company to create more breathing holes and a Soviet icebreaker cleared a path through the thickest ice.
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(CNN) — Time was running short for a pack of killer whales trapped by ice near a small Canadian village on Hudson Bay, the town's mayor said Wednesday.
The 11 whales are confined in a space of about 30 feet by 30 feet, where they use an opening for a breathing hole, Inukjuak Mayor Petah Inukpuk said.
The orcas were discovered Tuesday morning by a northern Quebec seal hunter. The two large and nine smaller killer whales are at least 6 miles (10 kilometers) from open water, the mayor said. They appear to be part of a family pack.
The Canadian government is sending experts to the scene Thursday to see whether the orcas can be saved, CNN affiliate CBC reported.
A whale expert told the network that killer whales normally leave the Arctic before ice moves in. No one has seen any that far north in January before, said Christian Ramp, a researcher with the Quebec-based Mingan Island Cetacean Study.
The part of the bay near Inukjuak, which has about 1,500 residents, only froze over in the past few days, the mayor said.
At a town meeting Wednesday night, about 60 people discussed what to do.
"We have decided to give aid as much as possible so that those killer whales have a better chance of surviving," Inukpuk said. "The local people will be taking out the blocks of ice around the whales (on Thursday). They will also be cutting the ice into blocks to enlarge the water."
Ideally, an icebreaker would come clear a path for the whales, he said earlier in the day, but crews are a 36-hour trip away.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans told CBC the ships were busy in other parts of the country and the team it is sending will examine the situation and consult with the town on what to do.
If the hole, through which the whales frequently surface and take breaths, freezes over, the orcas will die.
Ramp said ice entrapment is not rare.
"It's heart-breaking to witness these pictures, but it's probably occurring more often than we think."
The incident is reminiscent of a 1988 rescue where three gray whales were trapped near Barrow, Alaska. The story made national news for several nights and was the inspiration for the 2012 film "Big Miracle."
Two of the three whales made it to open water after rescuers used chain saws and de-icers from a Wisconsin company to create more breathing holes for the whales and a Soviet icebreaker cleared a path through the thickest ice.
Inukpuk has been in touch with the company that helped save the whales in Alaska.
Ray Lee, the president of Kasco Marine, said he had two employees and several de-icers on standby in case they are needed.
"They are packed and ready to go," he said. "They can keep the water open or melt the ice."
The de-icers use a 3/4 horsepower motor to power a propeller that brings warmer water up from lower depths, he said.