Too much time spent watching TV and playing computer games can hold back the development of young children, new research suggests. A study of 2400 Canadian children found more screen time was linked to lower scores in 'milestone' tests of ...

Melbourne is one of the most expensive Australian cities for education, irrespective of school type, whereas Darwin is the least expensive. That’s according the ASG Planning for Education Index, which broke down the estimated total cost of Government, Catholic and ...

It may nearly be a new school year, but the age old debate over how to teach literacy remains. Incendiarising it is linguist and literacy consultant, Lyn Stone. Her new book, Reading for Life: High quality literacy instruction for all, represents ...

Elsewhere in school news this week... Second lady's school riles Gaga Karen Pence, wife of US Vice-President Mike Pence was, up until now, a seemingly typical Midwestern woman. She taught, she painted, and she advocated for art therapy. She even tried her hand ...

There's nothing sinister about cute monster avatars, right? Wrong, say University of South Australia researchers. They evaluated the cartoon critter-laden classroom app, ClassDojo, and reached a worrisome conclusion, namely, that it 'promotes controlling techniques of discipline and governance, rather than ...

Graduates from accredited teaching courses will be required to pass literacy and numeracy tests before they can enter the profession this year. Potential teachers will have three attempts at passing the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) ...

While the 2018 Year 12 students received their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) in late December, some were pleased, accepted their university places and are getting prepared for study, others may still be disappointed and undecided on what the future ...

Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek wants Australian teachers to be the cream of the student crop. Following Finland's lead, last week, she reiterated a policy prefaced in September last year that would bar students with an ATAR below 80 from entering the ...

When you think of a nature-based treatment for unruly kids, you may picture a gruelling boot camp, with hard-nosed instructors who rule by fear. Adventure therapy couldn't be further from that. Instead of harnessing nature's tough elements, it appeals to its nurturing ...

With the release of the Ruddock review on Thursday, gay students have become the latest political football. Despite the long-awaited review finding little evidence of religious discrimination in Australia, and Ruddock himself stating that "freedom of religion gives you certainly protection ...