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Within days of the European Assembly releasing a report recommending the European Parliament ban mobile phones and wireless networks from schools on health grounds, a second report emerged from the World Health Authority which classified radio-frequency electromagnetic fields as "possibly ...

Creature comforts; it's no secret we all love them. But our preference for indoor environments is having a profound effect on who we are. One of the most prominent on this issue is Richard Louv, whose bookLast Child in the ...

Children living in remote areas are up to 50 per cent less likely to meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards, new analysis by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found. The Headline indicators for children's health, development and ...

Implementing the national curriculum and improving and managing staff and teacher performance top the list of professional development interests among principals, new research has found. Preliminary findings from the Principals Australia national survey of school leaders has found that principals ...

Plans to make public more detailed breakdowns of school financial information have been delayed at least 18 months, with the government confirming the data won't be included on the next version of My School. School education minister Peter Garret, who ...

The Tasmanian Department of Education has told a parliamentary inquiry on gifted education that NAPLAN testing has diverted attention away from high achievers. In further evidence of a narrowing curriculum, the department said the learning needs of gifted students could ...

Developing a complete picture of what elements will encourage more young indigenous people to become teachers is a primary goal of new research being undertaken by the University of South Australia's David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research (DUCIER). ...

With the success of its KidsMatter program Australia is becoming a leader in the field of social and emotional wellbeing support for young children, according to Katherine Dix, research fellow at the School of Education at Flinders University. Dix's recently ...

The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has challenged the legality of the multi-million dollar income generated by the states charging public school fees to some temporary residents. The Commission's CEO, Karen Toohey, said the long-held practice, first introduced ...

Education minister Nick McKim said the change would mean better outcomes for students. "There is very strong evidence, and in the view of the advisory group compelling evidence, that there is a summer learning loss. That is, that students lose ...