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As long as the current arrangements over school funding remain, significant funding opportunities may be missed, warns the Australian Education Union.

The expectation that a private school education guarantees an advantage at university may be wrong, say leading educators. By Aileen Macalintal

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

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New education standards in Florida outline academic goals for public school students based on race. The revised plan sets lower benchmarks for African-American, Native American and Hispanic students, and higher ones for Asian and white students. The State Board of ...

A “strengths-based approach” to school readiness is needed to recognise the knowledge and understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have before they engage in formal learning. The latest report from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) reviewed the ...