Research has pinpointed Google and parents as more of a hindrance than a help to students’ learning – but not Wikipedia. A survey by online tutors YourTutor.com.au has revealed that in 1200 households with children aged 5 to 18, 84 per cent ...
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Report showing equal public, private funding flawed: Cobbold
Save Our Schools has spruiked figures that indicate growth in government funding for private schools has outpaced public schools. This is despite a recent Centre of Independent Students report to the contrary. One School does not Fit All revealed the per ...
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Houston had no problems after Normanhurst Boys High School students reported mission accomplished on their task to work with NASA robots on the International Space Station. These boys were one of 10 teams sponsored by the University of Sydney to ...
More »Textbooks elude digital death blow, for now
Hard copy textbooks have survived the initial waves of digital disruption and they’re here to stay – for a little while anyway. Retailers and publishers have all been hit by digital disruption. In 2011, bookstore giant REDgroup Retail – former ...
More »ABC ‘Splash’ dives into online STEM education
The ABC has launched a deluge of 400 online resources to help students and teachers with STEM topics. ABC’s education website, Splash, has unveiled these resources to assist teachers in STEM education, especially with the new digital technologies section of ...
More »‘People without jobs, jobs without people’
Rhetoric around youth unemployment must change, an expert has argued. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures rest youth unemployment at 12.44 per cent, although it declined in the last quarter. Debate on the issue has centred on the notion of a skills gap – education ...
More »Victorian law firm releases child protection tools
A Victorian law firm has released a toolkit to help schools prevent institutionalised child abuse. The Victorian Government recently introduced a suite of changes to ensure child safety. This includes strengthening the regulatory role of the Victorian Registration and Qualifications ...
More »Rising trend: schools could soon mark Sydney skyline
Schools could soon become a prominent feature in Sydney's skyline, the architects of the city’s newest high-rise school have argued. Parramatta’s upcoming 14-storey Arthur Phillip High School, with its adjoining Parramatta Public School, is the figurehead of the NSW Education ...
More »USYD’s Nadim tears into federal deradicalisation plan
A University of Sydney expert has launched a scathing attack on a federal government schools deradicalisation program that seeks to follow New South Wales' example. In a joint announcement this week, federal education minister Simon Birmingham and federal justice minister Michael ...
More »Finger tracing can help math performance: research
“The children, as soon as they have become at all expert in this tracing of the letters, take great pleasure in repeating it with closed eyes, letting the sandpaper lead them in following the form which they do not see.” This ...
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