Teenage parents will continue to fall through the cracks unless Australian schools do more to support them, according to a new report. National Children's Commissioner Megan Mitchell fears too much responsibility falls on the shoulders of individual principals to make sure ...

A state-of-the-art facility for the teachers of the future has opened its doors at the University of South Australia's Magill campus for the first time. The $4 million Samsung SMARTSchool was built to be a "technologically advanced" teacher-training facility with a ...

The latest snapshot of Australia's youth shows the wellbeing and performance of school aged children is on a downward slide. Released today, the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Report Card: The Wellbeing of Young Australians, places Australia ...

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) has “cautiously welcomed” a decision to scrap plans that would link NAPLAN results with qualifying for the HSC. NSW education minister Rob Stokes today announced the contentious plan would not go ahead, after ...

Victoria already has them, but next month law professionals will convene to decide whether other Australian states need lawyers stationed in schools. The question will be the focus of discussion at the Community Legal Centres Masterclass in Brisbane on March ...

A bill sitting in Florida's Senate after being passed by its House of Representatives would give bullied kids a second chance. Known as the 'Hope Scholarship Program', it provides them with an "opportunity to transfer ... to another public school or to ...

The 21st of February was International Mother Language Day, an annual UNESCO heritage day marking the important role of multilingualism in sustainable development. If you’re part of the 80 per cent of Australians who speak only English at home, then ...

New plans to review teacher registration across the country may lead to more former tradies in the classroom, but experts say it may not be that easy to implement. Simon Birmingham's announcement last week was aimed at increasing practical learning and ...

As the Australian population and school enrolments continue to grow, prebuilt modular classrooms may be the solution the education sector needs. This is the opinion of University of Melbourne researchers, who are currently working with BHA Project Management and the Victorian ...

School teachers will be armed with the latest research about how to help their students learn under a federal Labor government. Opposition education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek announced today that Labor will set up an Evidence Institute for Schools at a ...