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Julie Sonnemann, Principal Advisor Education, Grattan Institute

As students return to school, small-group tutoring can help those who are falling behind

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More than four million students around Australia are heading back to school. While this will be a year of achievement and learning growth for many students, others will struggle to keep up.

A major Productivity Commission report earlier this month found too many Australian school students are behind in reading and maths. Each year tens of thousands of students fail to meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards, as measured in NAPLAN assessments.

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