An Australian university’s push to overhaul literacy education has attracted a sizable donation to support evidence-based learning in rural and regional areas. The Bertalli Foundation donated $2.5 million over five years to La Trobe University to help establish literacy clinics ...

Recreational vaping will be banned nationwide under new reforms introduced by the Health Minister in a bid to tackle youth vaping. On Tuesday health minister Mark Butler announced the upcoming federal budget would include $737 million to fund major actions ...

Major education union leaders and academics will form a ministerial reference group tasked with informing the federal government's overhaul of the nation's school funding system. Last month, Jason Clare established an expert panel led by former public service chief Dr ...

The federal government has rolled out a new program to manage students' disruptive behaviours in the classroom. The $3.5 million Engaged Classrooms initiative launched today in partnership with the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) will develop a range of professional ...

A US-based study has found that sniffer dogs can be effective in detecting symptoms of Covid-19 in schools. The California Department of Public health partnered with Early Alert Canines to train medical alert dogs to sniff out volatile organic compounds ...

The newly-elected NSW government has rolled out its first round of “red tape cuts” aimed at reducing administrative burden on public school teachers. On Wednesday, the government announced it will halve more than 70 mandated policy and process changes next ...

The headmaster of an elite Sydney school has back-pedalled on a confirmation from his own administration that senior students had killed a native lizard on a school camping trip. The King’s School, in North Parramatta, has been at the centre of shocking allegations that some ...

Federal education minister Jason Clare has flown to the United States to meet with global education leaders at the 2023 International Summit on the Teaching Profession. The summit, which kicked off today, will see Clare meet with his ministerial counterparts from ...

Children as young as three could be attending preschool in South Australia following the recommendations of a Royal Commission report released on Tuesday. A Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care led by Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was launched ...

Australian high schools could face a blanket mobile ban after the federal education minister announced he would consider a federal policy this year. On Friday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said mobile phones were a distraction for students and would ...