A Deakin University researcher has launched a fundraising campaign for a study into how therapy dogs can raise literacy levels among young children. Dr Tony Chalkley began the campaign after witnessing previously reluctant readers, happily reading to a therapy dog ...

In an effort to broaden the horizons of music education, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced this year’s Meet the Orchestra concert will be live streamed across the nation. Meet the Orchestra is part of the larger MSO Education Week ...

A University of New England researcher is taking a school vegetable garden program global to help encourage healthy eating and combat obesity. UNE’s professor Neil Taylor is working with professor Abdullah Ambusaidi and Dr Rashid Al-Yahya of the Sultan Qaboos ...

An analysis of first year student academic results at Victoria University has added weight to the argument that ATAR scores are a poor indicator to early success in higher education. The report, released today by the university’s Victoria Institute for ...

Children who are sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others are rated by their peers as being popular at school, new research reveals. The University of Queensland study found pre-schoolers and primary school children who are good at identifying ...

A specialist school in Victoria has been awarded more than $9000 to purchase iPads and speech assistance apps for senior students who have difficulty communicating. St Pauls College – a special needs school in Melbourne that caters to students with ...

A $5000 grant offers 10 schools the chance to enter this year’s Central Queensland Junior Robotics Competition for the first time. Central Queensland University senior research technologies officer Jason Bell partnered with Ridgelands State School on the successful submission for ...

Virtual excursions have none of the money and logistic hurdles of physical trips – and all of the fun. Virtual excursions are fast becoming the school trip of choice for teachers. They offer the same learning benefits and exposure to ...

A new survey will ask teachers to nominate what resources they need to improve mathematics learning outcomes for high school students. Jillian Kenny, founding member of education innovator Machinam, said the survey aims to discover what teachers struggle with most in classes, ...

Australia has become the 55th country to adopt Eco-Schools, an international program that aims to empower students to create a more sustainable world through fun, action-packed learning. Twenty years on from Eco-Schools' initial launch in Denmark, Germany, Greece and the UK, the program is being ...