The battle over ideas in education is intense and seemingly never-ending. Debates over government policy, private and public schools, universities, values, disadvantage, curriculum, funding, regulation, teaching, innovation and achievement are more impassioned than ever. A lot is at stake in getting education right - especially for the next gene...   more 籸ation. It touches us all.Education has long been central to creating opportunity and social equity - but the evidence suggests it may not be working as well as it should. The level of dissatisfaction is high and so are the stakes, but there are also remarkable success stories.Getting Smartexplores these issues and debates, proposes new ways of thinking about schools and universities and presents compelling personal tales of life-changing moments in and out of the classroom. Contributors include Glyn Davis, Gavin Moodie, Inez Baranay, Helen Elliot, Michael Wilding, Lee Kofman, Margaret Simons, Anna Clark, Joanna Mendelssohn, Andrew Leigh, Ouyang Yu, Gideon Haigh, Peter Davis, Meera Atkinson, Richard Teese, Ross Homel, Chris Sarra, Jeff McMullen, Megan Kinninment, David Young, Donna McDonald, Isabelle Reinecke, Jena Woodhouse and Christine Stanton. Photo essay by Chris Rix.   ?less