The school funding debate has dissolved into the sad and unhelpful imbroglio of half-truths that plagued us for three or four decades before we, almost, all settled on a new model. Let’s be clear at the outset about the Independent ...
More »Children with ADHD less likely to finish school
University of Queensland researchers have linked ADHD and conduct disorder (CD) to long-term disadvantage, as children with these conditions are more likely to drop out of high school and not enrol in tertiary education. A study published in the Journal of ...
More »Cyber-security clients say it needs to be taught in schools
A survey from multinational cyber-security firm ESET has found that almost three-quarters of its Australian and New Zealand clients think cyber-security should be taught in schools. Cyber-security is not taught in either countries’ school curriculums. However, ESET's survey of 1300 of its customers ...
More »Students compete to meet Chip the robot
Creating ideas for technology use could get students the chance to meet one of the most advanced humanoid robots in the Southern Hemisphere. Code Club Australia and property group Stockland have launched Stockland’s Robotics Challenge, which runs from September 26 ...
More »UQ scientists help inspire school science teachers
A University of Queensland workshop has helped regional teachers from 15 regional Queensland high schools become better at teaching science by linking them with university researchers. These teachers took part in a week-long research program in which they worked with ...
More »Online program helps tame ADHD symptoms
Childhood ADHD: to medicate, or not to medicate? This debate has been raging for decades, with staunch advocates on each side. Now, there’s more positive news for those in the anti-medication camp. A University of Queensland study of the effectiveness of ...
More »Queensland council’s fluoride removal ‘misguided’
Queensland's government is facing calls to make water fluoridation mandatory after another council decided to remove fluoride from its supply. Mackay is the latest council in the state to make the controversial choice, with councillors voting 6–5 in favour. It came ...
More »A new voice in educating people with a disability takes honours
Realising that students with disability have far more potential than society thinks led Erin Canavan to write a paper, which was the winning entry in the Australian College of Educators (ACE) and Australian Scholarship Group Writing the Future Awards. Canavan, currently a final-year ...
More »TV series lets deaf children tune in
Mentoring organisation for the deaf, Hear For You, states that each year, about 500 children are born with hearing problems, and about 20,000 Australian children have some form of hearing loss. Enter Sally and Possum, the country’s first educational television show ...
More »Changes to federal funding could hurt students with disability: ISCA
The national lobby group for independent schools has warned that “any sudden and unexpected changes” to Commonwealth funding could hurt schools that cater for students with disability. The Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) said as almost one-fifth of students with ...
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