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Researchers have tracked a significant decline in reading scores among children in their early years of school. The QUT team analysed word-level reading trajectories of a group of more than 100 students from grades one to three and found children ...

Teachers just want teachable kids but parents focus more on literacy in the lead-up to children starting school. That was one of the key disconnects between the groups unearthed by new research. The study explored how parents are preparing children ...

As we approach the middle of 2019, education institutions the world over are no doubt bracing for a busy year of learning against an ever-increasing number of cyber-attacks. For many, their natural defence mechanism is to deploy new technology and ...

Having spent more than a decade educating Aboriginal and disadvantaged children from remote communities before moving into general teaching, John Townley’s career has come full circle, combining his passion for STEM with his desire to help those with limited access ...

The NAPLAN report card has been published and it confirms the findings of the snapshot released in August last year. While there were no statistically significant changes in any of the NAPLAN test domains when compared with 2017 results, ACARA ...

Upfront costs for some training courses will be scrapped for young Tasmanians hoping to study project management, civil construction and engineering, under a $17 million federal government funding boost. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the plan applies to priority subjects ...

In his pre-election Budget speech, treasurer Josh Frydenberg stressed that education is the first defence of the nation. “While money is important, so too is the quality of education afforded to all Australians,” he said. So how did the Budget ...

Parents routinely roll their eyes any time a school announces a student-free professional learning day for its teachers. Many parents consider these days an inconvenience and struggle to see their purpose. High quality, continuous professional learning (as opposed to one-off, snapshot professional ...

Education union officials are taking their fight for more public school funding to Parliament House, flanked by some high profile supporters. Labor leader Bill Shorten, his deputy Tanya Plibersek, and Greens leader Richard Di Natale joined campaigners in Canberra on Tuesday ...

We increasingly focus on what we eat and drink but much less attention is paid to the quality of the air we breathe, yet it can have considerable health implications. Now, RMIT researchers are working with schools and aged care ...