The federal coalition has backed a government move to scrap a 2012 deadline for the introduction of the national curriculum, but wants further consultation on the already delayed framework. A lengthy debate ensued in the lower house yesterday on a ...

Finishing year 12 on its own is no longer enough to get a good start in life, according to new research that says young men require further study or an apprenticeship, while young women get the best outcomes from university. ...

WELLINGTON: Schools that refuse to comply with national standards requirements could face funding cuts, New Zealand’s education minister Anne Tolley has said. The standards regime has come under fire from teachers, parents and academics, concerned at the speed of its ...

The Isolated Children's Parents' Association is asking the government to make the payments available to all regional students, no matter where they live. The government has tightened the youth allowance eligibility criteria so that students who come from city and ...

A not-for-profit disability services provider is spearheading a month-long campaign to promote awareness of disability among the community, and young people in particular. The campaign, Scope See Me September, aims to challenge perceptions of people living with a disability, said ...

Children in single-parent households watch more television, eat more fatty foods and less fruit and vegetables, new research has found. The Deakin University study found that girls in single-parent families are at higher risk of being overweight or obese than ...

Teachers should be paid according to their skills, not years of service, an international report on the Australian schools system has said. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report, released today, found that career progression for Australian teachers ...

Young Australians who are on treatment for cancer, or are cancer survivors, are being encouraged to apply for scholarships that will help them achieve their education goals. Redkite, a national charity that supports children and young people with cancer and ...

It's usually by week three of the new school year that the emails from parents start flooding Maggie Dent's inbox. Worry and stress caused by the impending NAPLAN test isn't exclusive to the parents of children in Year 3, says ...

Queensland father Ron Williams will next week take on the federal government in the High Court over its funding of a chaplain at his children's school. Williams, of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, will argue the funding is unconstitutional. Scripture Union ...