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Practical lessons that engage the students are the key to successful science lessons, says one of the winners of this year’s award for outstanding science teachers. A school science teacher from each state and mainland territory has received the Teacher ...

Young people are shouldering the brunt of the economic downturn in Victoria, which now holds the dubious of title of having Australia's highest youth jobless rate. On the eve of National Youth Week, jobs figures for March showed 22.3 per ...

Libraries are just as important today as they were before the digital revolution, says the former director-general of the National Library of Australia. Books last for 300 years but the obsolescence of some digital devices reinforces the need for experts ...

Education ministers have agreed to develop a road map to reform school funding but have not settled on a final dollar amount. Ministers from all states and territories met with federal Schools Minister Peter Garrett in Sydney last week to ...

Young students say it has increased their interest and engagement in science; adults say it has boosted their confidence in communicating science; and teachers say they use it to maintain their professional currency. The CSIRO’s Science by Email service is ...

Professional development scholarships to the value of $30,000 are on offer to staff in the independent education sector. For the third successive year, NGS Super is awarding six educators up to $5000 each to spend on improving their skills through ...

A high speed telecommunications link to the National Centre for Creative Learning (NCCL) will allow schools around NSW, and ultimately nationwide, to connect with art and visiting artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, effectively bringing contemporary art ...

Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans has labelled as "far fetched" criticisms of a new government website that lets students compare universities. He says the universities themselves provided and double-checked all information on the site. The My University site, launched on Tuesday, includes ...

Health professionals are often failing to recognise complex health issues such as depression, an adolescent health expert has said. Young people commonly visit their GP with respiratory illnesses including asthma, colds and viruses but neglect to mention underlying health issues, ...

As education ministers meet in Sydney today, pressure is coming from unions, the opposition and the Australian Greens for a commitment to boost federal funding for schools. Federal school education minister Peter Garrett is currently in the meeting with his state and ...