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âGet everybody in regions engaged in educationâ: RAI
The educational gap between city and regional is growing, a new report has shown, prompting a call for people in…
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Fewer female students studying economics
Science isnât the only field with a leaky gender pipeline: economics suffers similar issues. An analysis of data from the…
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Mitchell Institute calls for ‘capabilities’ focus in schooling
A new report from Victoria Universityâs Mitchell Institute has argued that schools must focus more on studentsâ character, or in…
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Arrowsmith evidence ‘extraordinarily absent’, critic claims
Altering the brain to cure a childâs dyslexia. Thatâs what the Arrowsmith Program claims it can do, and it is…
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Julia, Sesame Streetâs Muppet with autism, hits the small screen
Alongside Kermit, Oscar the Grouch and Elmo, this month, tiny fans of Sesame Street will meet Julia. Like her Muppet…
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Laptops proven to help science students during HSC
Rather than simply being a distraction, laptops help senior high school students achieve in science, new research shows. In his…
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Zero tolerance doesn’t work for bad behaviour
A South Australian education expert has picked apart federal education minister Simon Birminghamâs call for âzero toleranceâ in classroom bad…
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Surge in kids turning to child protection services
One in 33 children received child protection services in 2015â16 to shield them from abuse, new statistics from the Australian…
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Teachers spend 20 per cent of holiday time working
Australian school teachers spend a fifth of their holidays at work or working from home, a new survey has found.…
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Opinion: Australia’s trends in PISA and TIMMS are not new nor shocking
The new reports on TIMSS and PISA results are a more detailed examination of last yearâs âfirst lookâ reports. The…
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