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Class Act

Ending the Education Wars

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It's time for a ceasefire in the education wars


Maxine McKew makes the case for a considered examination of the transformation that's now underway in some of Australia's most challenged schools. Through a series of conversations and case studies Class Act documents the precise strategies that are helping to change the culture of individual schools and to lift academic performance.

Class Act invites reflection on one of our most pressing national dilemmas—how we replicate success across a fragmented educational system and reverse the decline in student performance.


Maxine McKew

About The Author

Maxine McKew is an Hon Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.
Class Act is her second book, following the success of her political memoir, Tales from the Political Trenches, published in 2012.
Maxine's background is in journalism and politics. For many years she was a familiar face on…

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