Thousands of Victorian teachers are preparing to begin rolling work stoppages from June after the breakdown of wage talks between their union and the state government. The Australian Education Union said it is preparing for a lengthy fight against the ...

Industry bodies and TAFE have praised the results of last week’s Council of Australian Governments meeting, saying it is a good step towards solving the country’s skills shortage. “[The meeting] reached an important agreement that ramps up the effort in ...

In his first major speech since quitting as foreign minister in February, Kevin Rudd has said Australia needs to reverse the worrying trends in Asia literacy. Rudd said Australia has to improve its performance to reverse declining student enrolments in Asian ...

Practical lessons that engage the students are the key to successful science lessons, says one of the winners of this year’s award for outstanding science teachers. A school science teacher from each state and mainland territory has received the Teacher ...

Young people are shouldering the brunt of the economic downturn in Victoria, which now holds the dubious of title of having Australia's highest youth jobless rate. On the eve of National Youth Week, jobs figures for March showed 22.3 per ...

Libraries are just as important today as they were before the digital revolution, says the former director-general of the National Library of Australia. Books last for 300 years but the obsolescence of some digital devices reinforces the need for experts ...

Education ministers have agreed to develop a road map to reform school funding but have not settled on a final dollar amount. Ministers from all states and territories met with federal Schools Minister Peter Garrett in Sydney last week to ...

Young students say it has increased their interest and engagement in science; adults say it has boosted their confidence in communicating science; and teachers say they use it to maintain their professional currency. The CSIRO’s Science by Email service is ...

A high speed telecommunications link to the National Centre for Creative Learning (NCCL) will allow schools around NSW, and ultimately nationwide, to connect with art and visiting artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, effectively bringing contemporary art ...

Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans has labelled as "far fetched" criticisms of a new government website that lets students compare universities. He says the universities themselves provided and double-checked all information on the site. The My University site, launched on Tuesday, includes ...