National curriculum proposed in Australia

A major push toward a national curriculum for schools is causing controversy in Australia. Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop on February 1 promoted unifying the system and said she would push the national agenda at a key meeting in April. “I am concerned that students, teachers and parents are being let down as many aspects of school education get hijacked by teachers unions and state education bureacrats,” she said. “The problem is the growing number of students at the tail end who don’t have the fundamental skills to even hold down a job.” Read the article on The Australian website.