Research
Learning First research on crucial topics and how the best-performing systems in the world have driven success in learning and equity.
AI use in schools: Taking action now
New data collected by Learning First shows that AI is routinely being used in schools now by teachers, leaders, and their students.
Staying the Course on What Matters Most
This report examines Ireland's education system, exploring the factors that have driven its consistently strong performance on international assessments over more than two decades.
The experience of remote and flexible learning in Victoria
This report, produced by Learning First in July 2020, examines how Victorian schools experienced the shift to remote and flexible learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preparing to lead
This report begins with an overview of the latest research in leadership, which is primarily focused on business leadership. It finds that the best business research programs have the same characteristics as school leadership programs in the top-performing countries: they are highly contextualized and engage leaders in addressing real problems.
Australia’s primary challenge: how to lift teacher quality in early school years
This report is the Australian edition of the 2016 international study Not So Elementary, commissioned by the Center on International Education Benchmarking at the National Center on Education and the Economy.
Beyond PD: Teacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems
This is the Australian edition of Beyond PD: Teacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems. Support for this report came from The National Center on Education and the Economy and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.