SCHOOLS: Minister Gillard backs faulty ranking system*

Education Minister Julia Gillard wants to copy a New York Department of Education school evaluation system that has reportedly lowered standards each year so that more children can succeed. Kevin Donnelly reports.It’s no secret that, like the US singer Billy Joel, the federal Minister for Education Julia Gillard is in a New York state of mind. After a trip earlier this year, Ms Gillard has waxed lyrical about the success of the Big Apple’s education system.So impressed is the minister that she h…

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