Deans of Education got off lightly in the Productivity Commission’s five-year review last week, at least compared to university managements which got a stiff talking-to. The PC pointed to commonwealth and state government efforts to lift the quality of teachers but largely left teacher-education alone, for now. “It is critical that efforts by governments to improve teacher quality continue to be monitored and rigorously assessed for outcomes, the PC advised. But deans be warned; “tangible outcomes could be assessed in the next five years, possibly in the next Productivity Review.” You have five years.