Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see more in Web Links and Documents section)
Herald-Sun: January 28, page 31, comment by Julia Gillard, `Website will help, not hinder'.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/my-school-website-will-help-not-hinder/story-e6frfhqf-1225824122380
Herald-Sun: January 28, page 30, editorial, `Rank schools to get results'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/editorials/rank-schools-to-get-results/story-e6frfhqo-1225824126663
The Australian: January 28, page 6, news item by Justine Ferrari, `Students' progress to go on website'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/students-progress-to-go-on-website/story-e6frg6nf-1225824141709
The Age: January 28, page 15, comment by Barry McGaw, `My School site brings fair comparisons and valuable lessons'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/my-school-site-brings-fair-comparisons-20100127-mz0x.html
The Age: January 28, page 3, news items by Miki Perkins et al, `Principals angry over web data'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/my-school-site-principals-angry-over-web-data-20100127-myxs.html
The Australian: January 27, page 14, comments by Joel Klein, Ben Jensen, `Julia's revolution should measure up / There's a better way of school appraisal'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/julias-revolution-should-measure-up/story-e6frg6zo-1225823741809
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/theres-a-better-way-of-school-appraisal/story-e6frg6zo-1225823741902
The Australian: January 27, page 1, news item by Justine Ferrari, `My School website data "inaccurate and unfair"'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/my-school-website-data-inaccurate-and-unfair/story-e6frg6nf-1225823772133
The Age: January 27, page 13, comment (on schools information) by Richard Teese, `The transparency myth'.
http://www.aol.com.au/news/story/The-transparency-myth/2420261/index.html
The Age: January 26, page 4, news item by Dan Harrison, `Website to expose "coasting" schools'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/website-to-expose-coasting-schools-20100125-muhr.html
The Australian: January 23, page 3, news item by Natasha Robinson, `Parents slap down union on league tables' (see also page 11 analysis, `Education out on the table').
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/parents-slap-down-union-on-school-league-tables/story-e6frg6nf-1225822685743
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/education-out-on-the-table/story-e6frg6z6-1225822680430
The Australian: January 23, page 11, comment by Peter van Onselen, `Why school league tables will not work'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/why-school-league-tables-will-not-work/story-e6frg6zo-1225822680095
Herald-Sun: January 22, page 54, comment by Rebecca Wilson, `School comparisons turn the tables - in the wrong direction'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/school-comparisons-turn-the-tables-in-the-wrong-direction/story-e6frfhqf-1225822301673
The Age: January 20, page 12, editorial, `A test of schools and governments'. (online version is identical item in the Sydney Morning Herald)
http://m.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/a-test-of-schools-and-governments-20100119-mj2u.html
The Age: January 19, page 3, news item by Dan Harrison, `Teachers to make stand on "ranking"'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/teachers-to-make-stand-on-ranking-20100118-mgoq.html
The Australian: January 19, page 13, editorial (with cartoon), `Top of the class for selfishness'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/top-of-the-class-for-selfishness/story-e6frg71x-1225821003248
The Australian: February 4, page 5, news item by Justine Ferrari, `My School statistics give "flawed" picture'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/my-school-statistics-give-flawed-picture/story-e6frg6nf-1225826526522
The Australian: February 3, page 12, comment by Janet Albrechtsen, `Carry on with this revolution, Julia'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/carry-on-with-this-revolution-julia/story-e6frg6zo-1225826084079
Herald-Sun: February 1, page 9, news item by Philip Hudson, `Teacher scorecards'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/teacher-scorecards/story-e6frf7kx-1225825276790
The Australian: February 1, page 15, comment by Christopher Bantick, `Poor teachers, poor results'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/poor-teachers-poor-results/story-e6frg6zo-1225825236708
The Australian: February 1, page 5, news item by Samantha Maiden, `PM promises more on schools site'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/pm-kevin-rudd-promises-more-on-schools-site/story-e6frgczf-1225825238080
The Age: February 1, page 12, analysis by Caroline Milburn, `Schools open a "window"'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/schools-open-a-window-20100131-n6df.html
The Age: February 1, page 1, news item by Michelle Grattan, `Rudd poll pledge to survey parents' attitudes to schools'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=bullying&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=3months&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE100201I048K7N62HH
The Australian: January 30, page 15, editorial, `A victory for everybody who believes in education'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/a-victory-for-everybody-who-believes-in-education/story-e6frg71x-1225824865519
The Australian: January 30, page 13, analysis (photos) by Justine Ferrari, `Putting parents in front of the computer'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/putting-parents-in-front-of-the-computer/story-e6frg6zo-1225824858986
The Australian: January 30, page 6, news item by Natasha Bita, `Poor children fare worse at school'.
http://www.optuszoo.com.au/news/90320//poor-children-fare-worse-at-school.html
The Age: January 30, Insight section, page 9, comment (with Spooner cartoon in printed edition) by Shaun Carney, `Slow learners'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/slow-learners-20100130-n4g0.html
The Age: January 30, page 7, news item by Dan Harrison, `Gillard defends school index, despite its faults'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-defends-school-index-despite-its-faults-20100129-n46u.html
The Australian: January 29, page 12, comment by Ebru Yaman, `Parents are hungry for information on schools'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/parents-are-hungry-for-information-on-schools/story-e6frg6zo-1225824466914
The Australian: January 29, page 1, news item by Justine Ferrari, `Focus falls on big-fee schools as parents get a reality check' (see also printed edition pages 4-5 photos, items on reaction to MySchool website).
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/focus-falls-on-big-fee-schools-as-parents-get-reality-check/story-e6frg6nf-1225824500085
The Age: January 29, page 12, editorial, `School rankings' untold story is state neglect'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/school-rankings-untold-story-is-state-neglect/2010/01/28/1264268052164.html
The Age: January 29, page 13, comment by Michelle Grattan, `My School criticism fails test'. (online version has video featuring comments by Minister Julia Gillard)
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/my-school-criticism-fails-test-20100128-n1rm.html?comments=16
The Age: January 29, page 6, comment by Katherine Murphy, `My School increases transparency and opens the way for robust debate'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/my-school-increases-transparency-and-opens-way-for-debate-20100128-n1q5.html
The Age: January 29, page 1, news item (with photos of and comments from students at a private and a public school) by Miki Perkins and Dan Harrison, `Top schools lagging on literacy / A tale of two schools' (see also page 6 photos, items).
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/top-schools-lagging-on-reading-writing-tests-20100128-n1pk.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Tale-of-two-schools/2004/12/13/1102787018674.html
The Australian: February 8, page 4, news item by Samantha Maiden, `$11m "won't fix schools"'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/m-wont-fix-schools/story-e6frg6nf-1225827624277
The Age: February 8, page 6, news item by Miki Perkins, `My School website a "crock", says top educator' (see also page 12 comment by Melbourne High School principal Jeremy Ludowyke, `My School fails the test').
http://www.theage.com.au/national/my-school-website-a-crock-says-top-educator-20100207-nkt2.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/why-my-school-fails-the-test-20100207-nk9c.html
The Age: February 8, page 6, news item by Anna Patty, `Website settles school choice'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/website-settles-school-choice-20100207-nkt8.html
The Australian: February 5, page 1, news item by Justine Ferrari, `Students get new subject: the test'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/students-get-new-subject-the-test/story-e6frg6nf-1225826908368
The Age: February 5, page 1, news item (cartoon in printed edition) by Miki Perkins, `Teach for tests, teachers told'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/teach-for-tests-teachers-told-20100204-ng6o.html
The Age: February 14, page 5, news item (ref to calls for testing for the home-schooled student) by Natalie Craig, `School's out when home is the classroom'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/schools-out-when-home-is-the-classroom-20100213-nyiz.html
The Age: February 22, page 13, analysis (photos) by Caroline Milburn, `Your school and My School'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/your-school-and-my-school-20100219-olc5.html
The Australian: February 26, page 14, comment (ref to myschool site and indigenous / Aboriginal education) by Andrew Penfold, `Gillard's schools site should be used to help close the gap'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/gillards-schools-site-should-be-used-to-help-close-the-gap/story-e6frg6zo-1225834524594
Scroll down for examples of how newspapers treated this media issue
The Australian: January 19, page 13, editorial (with cartoon), `Top of the class for selfishness'.
The Age: January 20, page 12, editorial, `A test of schools and governments'.
The Age: February 22, page 13, analysis (photos) by Caroline Milburn, `Your school and My School'.
The Age: February 5, page 1, news item by Miki Perkins, `Teach for tests, teachers told'.