“The first Monash Commission seminar gathers today to begin transforming Australia’s post-compulsory education system,” Monash U modestly tweeted yesterday.

The commission was announced by VC Margaret Gardner in May, “instead of waiting for change to happen, Monash University is focusing on the changes Australians want to see, and harnessing the expertise of leaders from enterprise, education and the community to advance with and through innovation, rather than be led by it,” she said (CMM May 1). Monash has commissioned a bunch of papers by serious education policy people for consideration by the great and the good on the commission, chaired by Elizabeth Proust.