A third of NSW students miss school “at a level placing their education at risk” and the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students has continued to increase, a new report found. The report from the NSW Auditor-General’s office said just ...
More »Major study will see Indigenous students mark success on their own terms
Indigenous high school students will be placed at the forefront of a major research collaboration aimed at redefining success in Indigenous education. Funded by Australia's largest philanthropic organisation, The Paul Ramsay Foundation, RISE will track the progress of 1,000 Indigenous ...
More »New targets for closing the education gap
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indigenous leaders have announced 16 new Closing the Gap targets. The new agreement has the support of Australia's local, territory, state and federal government leaders. It's the first time the agreement has been developed with ...
More »AEU slams government’s performance on closing early education gap
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has criticised the Morrison government’s commitment to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes in a number of areas, including early childhood education. Following the release of the Closing the Gap 2020 Report, the ...
More »Closing the Gap Report 2020: what progress has been made in education?
Over a decade ago, Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments committed to closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage in a number of key areas. The 2020 Closing the Gap Report has just been released, containing information relating to Indigenous peoples’ life ...
More »Education Review: The year that was – podcast
The year in review is available on the podcast above or you can read the summary below. Education is not just important to us for what is does – educating our youth for their future – it’s also important, almost ...
More »Indigenous Literacy Day – helping to close the gap
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Indigenous Literacy Day takes place on Wednesday September 4. The focus of the national celebration of indigenous culture, story-telling, literacy and language is on drawing attention to the disadvantages faced by Indigenous peoples living in remote ...
More »Lack of consultation before proposed subsidies cuts angers NT teachers
If proposed cuts to teacher housing subsidies in the remote Northern Territory town of Katherine go ahead, the area could be facing a teacher exodus, leading to a deterioration of education outcomes and community wellbeing. This was the view put ...
More »Indigenous scholar to help ‘close the gap’ from afar
David Unaipon - the Indigenous man on the Australian $50 note - would be proud. Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney is about to give an inaugural lecture at King’s College London (KCL) bearing his name. Rigney, in addition to being a UniSA education ...
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