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How much of teachers’ precious time should be spent on professional development? A new report explores the question and industry leaders respond. By Cathy Wever. In its latest school education report, the Grattan Institute has confirmed what many Australian school ...

Program returns to inspire young entrepreneurs throughout schools. By Antonia Maiolo. Primary schools across Australia are adopting innovative ways to foster leadership and entrepreneurship skills in students as early as Year 4 with the re-launch of a program that also ...

The upcoming taskforce on preparing educators aims for a practical approach to getting results. By Greg Craven. One of the things that strikes me as I get older is that answers seem to be fewer and fewer and questions seem ...

Abbott sets the target high for multilingual study; getting there will require some changes. By Kathe Kirby. The Abbott Government has announced a game-changing policy to revive languages education in Australian schools by setting an ambitious target of 40 percent ...

Study calls for end of education department, larger class sizes to save money. By Antonia Maiolo. Higher-earning families should pay to send their children to public schools, according to a new report that finds government spending on education is too ...

Researcher to examine how teachers feel about their ability to teach students with special needs in regular classrooms. By Antonia Maiolo. A rise in the number of students with special needs being integrated into regular classrooms has a researcher questioning ...

Stakeholders debate impact of funding on student outcomes before Senate committee. By Antonia Maiolo. Too much weight is given to a student’s socioeconomic background, as research shows it makes little difference to academic outcomes, a Senate committee has been told. ...

Researcher says efforts to retain high-quality new teachers often fail because money isn’t overcoming disillusionment. By Dallas Bastian To retain high-achieving teachers, attention should be paid to their vision of the profession, rather than money, an education expert has said. ...

Academic says flawed strategies, not lack of resources, are the problem. By Dallas Bastian Literacy standards amongst Australian students are regularly called into question and one expert has argued that current attempts to address the issue aren’t working. Jennifer Buckingham, ...

Students embrace everything about being principal for a day – except the long meetings. Charles Campbell College principal Sue George-Duif leads by example. She jumped at the chance to take part in a human experiment and give four of her ...