Educating parents on healthy eating could be more effective at reducing childhood obesity than physical activity, new research shows. The study, undertaken by researchers from the universities of Newcastle and Wollongong, found that targeting parents rather than children is the ...

Australian universities’ “widespread under-performance” in education research is disturbing, Innovation Minister Kim Carr told a Parliament House policy forum last week. Carr told the ‘HASS on the Hill’ forum, organised by the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, ...

The national curriculum authority has dismissed survey results that show the federal government's My School website is not a major influence for Queensland parents choosing independent schools. Independent Schools Queensland's second "What Parents Want" survey on Thursday revealed only 8.2 ...

The Australian Academy of Science says it is deeply disappointed that the federal government has axed two science education programs. Last weekend the government confirmed that it would no longer fund the Primary Connections and Science in Doing programs. The ...

Australian schools will be better equipped to deal with student bullying, with School Education Minister Peter Garrett launching the revised National Safe Schools Framework in Brisbane last Friday. Speaking on the inaugural National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, ...

With NSW going to the polls on Saturday, ER takes a look at the education policies of the major parties. Web links to each party’s policy in full listed below. Labor • 750 new selective and opportunity places • 100 ...

A Senate committee has recommended the creation of a national regulatory body for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, despite the fact two states refuse to sign up to the Federal Government's proposal. Labor wants the body to replace ...

The NAB Schools First program is underway again this year, with schools and community groups invited to attend forums to discover how they can apply for a share of the $5 million in awards available. NAB Schools First is delivered ...

Special schools for children with disabilities should be closed down, a Liberal senator has told Parliament. Sue Boyce has criticised the existing practice of separating people with impairments from the rest of society, saying that to combat this "silo-isation" youngsters ...

As deadly radiation spread toward the home of Australian teacher Ren Gregoric near Fukushima last weekend, his local boss was demanding he turn up for work on Monday. Instead, Gregoric fled to Tokyo and arrived home in Melbourne yesterday. Gregoric ...