Finishing year 12 on its own is no longer enough to get a good start in life, according to new research that says young men require further study or an apprenticeship, while young women get the best outcomes from university. ...
More »NZ schools boycotting national standards could face cuts
WELLINGTON: Schools that refuse to comply with national standards requirements could face funding cuts, New Zealand’s education minister Anne Tolley has said. The standards regime has come under fire from teachers, parents and academics, concerned at the speed of its ...
More »Allowance requirements unfair: parents
The Isolated Children's Parents' Association is asking the government to make the payments available to all regional students, no matter where they live. The government has tightened the youth allowance eligibility criteria so that students who come from city and ...
More »Disability awareness campaign for schools launched
A not-for-profit disability services provider is spearheading a month-long campaign to promote awareness of disability among the community, and young people in particular. The campaign, Scope See Me September, aims to challenge perceptions of people living with a disability, said ...
More »Child obesity higher in single-parent households: research
Children in single-parent households watch more television, eat more fatty foods and less fruit and vegetables, new research has found. The Deakin University study found that girls in single-parent families are at higher risk of being overweight or obese than ...
More »International report validates reforms: Garrett
Teachers should be paid according to their skills, not years of service, an international report on the Australian schools system has said. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report, released today, found that career progression for Australian teachers ...
More »Education scholarships launched
Young Australians who are on treatment for cancer, or are cancer survivors, are being encouraged to apply for scholarships that will help them achieve their education goals. Redkite, a national charity that supports children and young people with cancer and ...
More »NAPLAN nightmares
It's usually by week three of the new school year that the emails from parents start flooding Maggie Dent's inbox. Worry and stress caused by the impending NAPLAN test isn't exclusive to the parents of children in Year 3, says ...
More »Size matters
The fight over the school funding pie usually turns on the size of the slices -and whether one sector is gobbling up more than its fair share. But perhaps a more useful question, as the Gonski review into school funding ...
More »‘I just want her to be happy at school…’
At the heart of much of the recent COAG early childhood development strategy is the aim of promoting the best possible start in life for all Australian children. As well as promoting health and developmental outcomes, the strategy aims to ...
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