The Australian Mathematical Science Institute’s (AMSI) latest report argues that gender inequity and imbalance will jeopardise the nation’s intellectual capability, compromising both post-coronavirus recovery and future responses to pandemics. The report coincides with the 2020 International Women in Mathematics Day, ...

For years now STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines have been hailed as the key to making Australia an innovation nation. But, as a recent report by the University of Sydney and Monash University shows, issues of educational expertise ...

I must admit – I was never a Harry Potter fan. Perhaps I’m too old or realistic to believe in fire-breathing dragons. But I understand its purpose: escapism to hitherto unimagined worlds where things are possible. I can also appreciate – ...

A West Australian principal is back at work today after being stood down over a letter to parents asking them to keep their children at home. The letter Bronwyn White, who leads Halls Head College, sent late last month contradicted ...

A teacher whose Melbourne school was shut down after he tested positive for COVID-19 says he was rejected for testing three times. Keith Campbell believes he had the virus back in March, but attempts to get tested were repeatedly denied ...

Minister for Education Dan Tehan has backed down from pointed comments directed at Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews on the issue of in-class learning in Australia’s schools. In a conversation on ABC’s Insiders program, Tehan said about Andrews’ approach to school ...

Teachers at the Islamic School of Canberra stopped work for one hour today to protest against the protracted nature of the enterprise bargaining process with the School Board of Islamic School of Canberra. At the centre of the protest, which ...

A renowned infectious diseases expert who previously championed shutting schools says they should open and children should not be feared as super-spreaders of COVID-19. Professor Nigel McMillan, director of the Infectious Diseases and Immunology Program at Griffith University, said he ...

With conflicting advice from coming from different jurisdictions, and the need to quickly develop remote learning packages to ensure continuity of learning, teachers – as well as principals and other school staff across Australia – have been doing it tough. ...

Two million Australian children could be risking their education by having to learn at home during the coronavirus crisis. Research papers commissioned by the federal government back its push to return children to schools as soon as possible. Most states ...