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'Pearson program making a difference in remote Australia'

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Here is a promising report of improvement in remote schools in Australia:

http://www.goodtogreatschools.org.au/me ... -australia
“The teachers we have now can see we are making a difference. We are having a definite positive impact; it makes a difference to the kids who come every day, and not just the kids but the families and the community. We had staff before who were “You can’t change that. You can’t fix that”, but they can see now you can…” Principal Ben Slocombe, ImpaxSIA Report 2016

A review into the effectiveness of Direct Instruction (DI) and Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) in 39 remote schools in WA, NT and Qld shows improved learning progress, behaviour and attendance.
See this report:

http://www.goodtogreatschools.org.au/Fi ... L%20KH.PDF
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Re: 'Pearson program making a difference in remote Australia'

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Further, in The Australian:
Education Department strikes deal with Good to Great Schools

Noel Pearson’s Good to Great Schools Australian strikes a partnership deal with Queensland’s Education Department on schools at Coen and Hope Vale in remote Cape York.

The Australian December 24, 2016

Noel Pearson’s Good to Great Schools Australia has finalised a partnership with the Palaszczuk government, securing the ongoing operation of Coen and Hope Vale schools in Cape York.

Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones and GGSA co-chairwoman Liz O’Leary yesterday endorsed a new partnership agreement, with a formal contract expected to be finalised with the Education Department by February 1.

Ms Jones, who has had a strained relationship with GGSA after it withdrew from Aurukun following a dispute over the school’s management, said the agreement had been made “in good faith”.

The Weekend Australian understands Ms Jones took a lead role in the negotiations after her director-general, Jim Watterston, clashed with Mr Pearson.
“At the heart of this agreement is our desire for all children in Coen and Hope Vale to receive the best possible education,” Ms Jones said. “The partnership commitments and protocols document details the aims of both parties and provides a strong basis for a formal agreement early in the new year.”
Under the partnership agreement, the department will be responsible for the operation of the Cape York Australia Aboriginal Academy campuses at Coen and Hope Vale as state schools.

GGSA will be responsible for the implementation of its Direct Instruction education model, which they say offers a better pathway for indigenous youth in Cape York. “We look forward to further accelerating the progress of students,” Ms O’Leary said.
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