Effective performance management: the next challenge for our schools
Dr Ben Jensen, Director of Grattan’s School Education Program, explained at this event why a new era of transparency will force considerable change in our schools. The My School website, for example, will soon include financial information for each school and more accurate measures of school performance. These changes will provide numerous challenges and opportunities for school administrators, school boards and policy makers.
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