It's time for a ceasefire in the education wars.

Through a series of conversations and case studies Maxine McKew documents the transformation that's now underway in classrooms around Australia and examines the strategies that are helping to lift academic performance, particularly in some of Australia’s most challenged schools.
Class Act invites reflection on one of our most pressing national dilemmas—how we replicate success across a fragmented educational system and reverse the decline in student performance.
With its frank accounts of the joys and pitfalls of learning in the twenty-first century, Class Act will appeal to parents, teachers and policy-makers alike.

Maxine McKew is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.
Class Act is her second book, following the success of her political memoir, Tales from the Political Trenches, first published in 2012.
Maxine’s background is in journalism and politics. For many years she was a familiar face on ABC TV and anchored Lateline and 7.30. She also wrote a column for The Bulletin magazine. At the 2007 federal election she wrote herself into Australian political history by defeating sitting prime minister John Howard in the seat of Bennelong.
Maxine lives in Melbourne, where she is involved in a broad range of activities, including directing three not-for-profits: Per Capita, Playgroup Australia and the John Cain Foundation.