The federal government is undertaking a review to form a policy blueprint for helping country students have the same educational opportunities as their city counterparts. Federal education minister Simon Birmingham said that around one-third of country students don’t complete year ...
More »Billionaire teams up with research centre to help vulnerable kids
When billionaire businessman and philanthropist Andrew Forrest comes knocking, you open the door. That’s what Perth’s Telethon Kids Institute did, and together with Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation, they’ve launched CoLab, an initiative aimed at helping vulnerable children by coordinating stakeholders and ...
More »Teddy bear data held to ransom
Horror films featuring malevolent children are scary as hell for a reason: the cognitive dissonance between their innocent appearance and evil minds. Deceptive teddy bears are similarly frightening. In CloudPets’ case, their cuddly fur belies their privacy-breaching tendencies. The toy ...
More »Five-year-olds develop app for preschoolers
In 1930, we had trampolines. Thirty years later, we got Transformers. In the 90s, it was all about the underwater walkie-talkie. Now, the latest iteration of child-designed toys is, of course, an app. Developed by 5-to-7-year-olds, in conjunction with social science ...
More »Sydney students speechless while helping Cambodian kids
Keeping an assembly of primary school-aged children quiet for 30 minutes can be a struggle, as most teachers would know. But Sydney’s Trinity Grammar School managed to pull it off for a full day with 800 of its students aged ...
More »Vertical schools trend rising in Melbourne
Construction has begun on Melbourne’s first high-rise school, continuing an Australian trend that began in Sydney of schools gracing city skylines. Richmond High School on Highett Street, which will educate 650 students, is set to be operational by 2018. The ...
More »School leavers struggle to choose uni courses
Research from South Australia’s universities has found that 51 per cent of school leavers have trouble deciding on what to study at university. The study, supported by the federal Department of Education, surveyed year 12 students from 67 high schools ...
More »English changes mean students could game ATAR in NSW
It’s a common move for year 12 students to take easier mathematics courses in order to maximise their ATAR. Now, an expert from the University of Sydney warns this practice could become commonplace in English, thanks to the reforms of ...
More »Start-ups selected for EduGrowth accelerator
Start-ups are eyeing education as the industry to make money from, and the EduGrowth accelerator has announced the first five companies it will be helping do just that. The start-ups selected are: PrevYou – an online school for tertiary students ...
More »Academics and government spar over sugar tax
It sure is a sticky issue: in the wake of two recent reports advocating for the imposition of a sugar tax, Liberal frontbenchers have reaffirmed their opposition to the proposed levy. At a doorstop interview in Tasmania on Tuesday 21 ...
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