Students participating in chores have better planning skills, self-regulation, working memory and execute tasks better, resulting in better academic performance. A new study conducted by PhD candidate from La Trobe University Deanna Tepper found a relationship between executive functions and ...

The NSW education department has launched legal proceedings against the state's largest education union over a series of teachers' strikes held in May. According to supreme court documents obtained by the Daily Telegraph, the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) breached orders ...

Young men are less likely to attain an ATAR and are performing lower in their university courses than women, University Admissions Centre (UAC) data has shown. In 2020, boys were "significantly underrepresented" in the 38-98.7 ATAR range, despite accounting for ...

Reading books from a young age is beneficial for children, it opens their mind, teaches them empathy, and boosts academic results, yet the books we present to children are often only reflecting one side of society.  According to ECU lecturer ...

The NSW government will pump around $5bn into childcare over the next decade to help struggling parents cope with cost of living. It is the most significant intervention by a NSW government in the childcare system, which is primarily funded by the federal ...

Of all the forces that have shaped the education sector during the past 20 years, none has been as significant as the internet. The global network has changed everything from how students research and learn to the way in which ...

Rising cases of Covid-19 and influenza have prompted schools to return to online learning, and experts worry it will further widen the learning gap with migrant children. The past months have seen Australia being hit by both Covid-19 and influenza ...

Victorian schools will have the authority to ban parents who engage in threatening behaviour online or in person, with a possible penalty of up to $10,000 for those who don’t comply. The Victorian Government announced the extended powers last month ...

The covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns have taken a toll on teenagers' mental health, with a new study revealing girls have been hit harder than boys. According to Professor of pharmacology at James Cook University, Zoltan Sarnyai, the state ...

One of Melbourne’s most prestigious colleges is seeking to become the state’s first private online school under an ambitious new venture called Haileybury Pangea. Elite private school Haileybury, which already has four campuses across Melbourne and a site in Darwin, ...