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Along with hunger, democracy and environmental sustainability, the question of how to fix the education system is a wicked problem, according to Alto Director Andrew O’Keeffe. As he puts it, there are no “silver bullets” – they are all “huge, ...

This story was published on 19 May. Hi, I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor for Education Review. Today we’re starting our weekly round up of the key stories and issues of the week. You can either read the summary or listen ...

It’s that time of year again – the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place this week. Around Australia over one million students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit a total of four tests: ...

We all know that stress, anxiety and pessimism can get in the way of performing well in tests, so why would it be any different for children? On the eve of the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), ...

Education is often hailed as the ‘great equaliser’, but is it? Do schools eliminate inequality or help to reinforce it? This is the question guiding this season’s All Things Equal podcast series, a collaboration between radio station 2SER and the ...

The Eddie Woo phenomenon demonstrated what’s possible in the classroom when teachers are passionate about what they teach and use technology to engage students. The Cherrybrook Technology High School teacher earned worldwide attention when he created his highly engaging YouTube ...

Brazil’s public-school system is undergoing a revolutionary change spearheaded by new President Jair Bolsonaro, the former army captain dubbed “the Trump of the Tropics”. Students at Ceilandria State School No.7 returned to school this year to find two dozen armed ...

Teachers could be forgiven for approaching professional learning with a degree of ambivalence. With unrelenting administrative tasks, classroom teaching, preparation and marking, there is always the risk that such learning becomes an encumbrance, a “tick-the-box” registration requirement rather than the critical ...

For award-winning journalist, food writer and author Louise FitzRoy, food education has long been overlooked in the school curriculum. To challenge this idea and highlight how interesting and rewarding food education can be, her company has released an online resources library for ...