The government is prompting Australian students looking for answers to life’s question to ask their grandparents before turning to Google. More than 150 schools have registered for Ask Gran Not Google, a concept driven by aged care provider Feros Care. The ...

When looking at NAPLAN results, governments should take stock of the states or territories where students are best progressing and figure out the reasons why. By doing so, they can learn what’s working and what isn’t and help one another ...

What jobs will be on offer to students graduating high school this year? That’s the question IBISWorld hoped to help answer through a new release on the industries set to add the most new jobs to the Australian economy. The ...

It’s the question just about every maths teacher will hear multiple times a year – ‘Will we even use this in real life?’ – but a new course might help nip it in the bud. The NSW Government has announced ...

Letting kids find their own way to school, rather than dropping them off by car, is good way to keep them active, researchers have reminded parents. Their VicHealth research analysed travel data from more than 1000 primary school families who ...

Undecided voters in some marginal electorates aren’t too pleased with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s private school funding deal if new union figures are to go by. The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) Reachtel poll of 1261 residents, conducted on 27 September, ...

A bookish adolescent who ended school at year 9 but grew up in a home with large library is likely to be just as literate as a university graduate whose home lacked books. That’s according to a new study that ...

That’s according to the RMIT University researchers who designed it. Released yesterday, it’s believed to be the world’s first typeface specifically designed to help people retain information and remember study notes. Called Sans Forgetica, it’s a back-slanted, gapped font based on ...

Two US teachers have been accused of zip-tying students' hands behind their back. The staff members of Oak View Elementary School in Atlanta have since resigned, WSB-TV 2 reported. Oak View Elementary’s principal reportedly sent out a letter to parents ...

School leavers thinking about heading to university now have a new metric to weigh up when considering their study options. The Good Universities Guide has this year featured a ‘First Generation’ five-star rating. Released as part of the 2019 guide ...