Author Archives: cjmalgo

Students try out the principal’s job
14th February, 2013 | Imagine if, as a student, you could be in charge of your school for one day? More..


Schools ‘to pay price’ over Gonski inaction
14th February, 2013 | As long as the current arrangements over school funding remain, significant funding opportunities may be missed, warns the Australian Education Union. More..


Private school ‘no advantage’
14th February, 2013 | The expectation that a private school education guarantees an advantage at university may be wrong, say leading educators. By Aileen Macalintal More..


Parents hit by fee increases
14th February, 2013 | South Australian parents sending their children to private schools this year can expect to pay an extra $355 with fees rising by an average of 5.5 per cent. By Antonia Maiolo More..


Innovate or deteriorate
14th February, 2013 | If we are to improve our reputation for innovation, universities must be more aware of the business approach to marketing and development. We hear often today about productivity and innovation. Productivity is seen as the key to the future, unlocking More..


Video games better than TV for kids
7th February, 2013 | Children could be better off playing video games over the school holidays than watching television, a new study shows. Dr Penny Sweetser, Dr Daniel Johnson and Dr Peta Wyeth, from Queensland University of Technology Games Research and Interactive Design (GRID) More..


Learning continues for banned students
7th February, 2013 | Distance education and other methods are being employed in Queensland to deal with the rising number of young people excluded from schools. By Aileen Macalintal Despite an increase in the number of students being excluded from Queensland schools the Department More..


Schools face major cuts
7th February, 2013 | As long as current arrangement in school funding across Australia remains, significant funding opportunities may slip, the Australian Education Union said. AEU federal president Angelo Gavrielatos said the new federal government figures showed schools would lose up to $5.4 billion More..


Students jet lagged for school start
7th February, 2013 | Start adjusting your child’s sleep schedule now to avoid them feeling jet lagged for the first few weeks of school, sleep experts say. Professor Dorothy Bruck, sleep psychologist, from Victoria University said, “Getting students back into early morning starts for More..


Day Care for phones
13th December, 2012 | Thousands of New York City teenagers who can’t take their mobile phones to school can pay a dollar a day to leave it in a privately operated truck parked near their school. The expense can add up to $180 a More..


Educating the educators
13th December, 2012 | Critics say that the push for teachers to have higher ATARs puts too much emphasis on one measure of ability. The comment that Australia is “at risk of producing a cohort of toxic teachers” triggered a swathe of controversy and More..


Alas, poor Yoshi! I knew him
13th December, 2012 | When children study video games in the classroom, they gain a deeper understanding of English literacy – even Shakespeare, says Professor Andrew Burn from the University of London’s Institute of Education. In a presentation at the University of Sydney, Burn More..