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Today, ACARA cautiously released newly user-friendly 2018 MySchool data, revealing, among other things, individual schools' 2017 NAPLAN performances. “We know that schools are more than just their NAPLAN results. However, literacy and numeracy are the fundamental skills all our children ...

We've all heard of 'cotton wool kids' and 'helicopter parents'. Instead of merely complaining about these modern phenomena, David Gregory is addressing them. An outdoor educator, he thinks that students should 'learn by doing', particularly outdoors, as this teaches them ...

Could Minecraft be as good for kids as playing ‘house’, or pretending to be their favourite superheroes? Given the controversy over screen time, this is a seemingly bold question – one that researcher Jane Mavoa is exploring. Based on her ...

A bill sitting in Florida's Senate after being passed by its House of Representatives would give bullied kids a second chance. Known as the 'Hope Scholarship Program', it provides them with an "opportunity to transfer ... to another public school or to ...

Australian principals are burnt out and embroiled in conflict, yet somehow still love their jobs. This was revealed in the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education's seventh annual Australian Principals Health and Wellbeing Survey Report, released today. To date, around half of all principals ...

A year-long, UK schools-based anti-obesity program has failed to trim children's waistlines. Published by journal The BMJ, a study found that the program, which involved increased physical activity, a healthy eating plan, and family nutrition workshops, had no real effect on ...

Pasi Sahlberg is a global education celebrity, though you wouldn’t know it. With trimmed grey hair, rimless spectacles and neatly pressed suits, the Finnish reformer connotes a professorial air. Fitting, perhaps, for his forthcoming role as professor of education policy ...

A robotic window cleaner, a water filter made from agricultural waste, and a prawn shell-based plastic. These sound like the creations of experienced researchers, but they are in fact the respective brainchildren of Australian highschoolers Oliver Nicholls, Minh Nga Nguyen and Angelina Arora. For ...

Curiosity did, in fact, kill the cat, yet it is an invaluable skill; one that can be inculcated from birth. But what exactly is it, and what's its purpose? Cognitive neuroscientist Matthias Gruber describes curiosity as an energising force that activates ...

When it comes to education, no topic is more controversial than high stakes testing. We know that quality feedback and assessment is essential – how else can we know if students understand what they’re being taught? But how and when ...