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Hard as engagement is to define, it remains the key to cultivating students who will succeed by pursuing knowledge their whole lives. By Margery Evans. Across the developed world, a consensus is emerging. Schools may have delivered in the past, ...

The education minister’s review plan lacks objectivity and is premature, opponents say. By Antonia Maiolo. Australia’s education system is set for another shake-up following the education minister’s announcement of a review into the national school curriculum. Christopher Pyne revealed that ...

  The Australian Academy of Science offers training to help educators deliver science instruction. By Dallas Bastian. An Australian Academy of Science program is helping primary school teachers improve their science knowledge and ability to teach the subject. Primary Connection ...

  Principals will no longer have to meet with parents first. By Antonia Maiolo. Victorian school principals will be given the power to suspend disobedient students without facing parents under tough new guidelines that come into effect in March. Students ...

  Teaching has a hard time keeping the fresh, creative minds it attracts. A recent study looks for answers. By Antonia Maiolo. Too many young teachers, particularly the most talented ones, are leaving the profession early on in their careers, ...

  Experts weigh staff shortages, need to prepare, satisfy students. By Dallas Bastian. Mathematics may be made compulsory for all Year 12 students across New South Wales, should the state government agree with recommendations that will be tabled in Parliament, ...

  Experts disagree on reasons for difference of more than 10% over course of a career. By Antonia Maiolo. Catholic and private school students will probably earn about 11 per cent more than their public school counterparts over the course ...

  Many teachers and schools are integrating new technology into the curriculum but more need to ditch old models and start adapting rapidly. By Annabel Astbury. In November 2011,  an article appeared online explaining that 3D printing would revolutionise education; ...

‘Follow the evidence’ to give teachers all they need to prepare Australian students. By Field Rickards. Unfortunately, education and schools didn’t feature much in the debates leading up to the 2013 federal election; they seemed to slip by unnoticed. Yet, ...