The House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training yesterday tabled its inquiry report into the education of students living in remote and complex environments. The committee adopted the inquiry referred by education minister Dan Tehan in November last year ...
More »Controversial LANTITE test needs to change, report concludes
An internal government report has called for the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) to be held at the beginning of education degrees, so students aren’t potentially wasting their time. In comes after revelations that almost one ...
More »Federal government proposes to scrap student loans and places for failing tertiary students
The federal government has warned that university students who fail half of their first-year subjects could lose financial support and their spot at university. A new bill aims to stem spiralling HELP debts and will target students who are enrolled ...
More »Teaching fees to be slashed, others to soar under new uni scheme
School leavers who are hoping to study humanities will either have to foot a bill double that of their predecessors or pick different subjects under a new scheme announced by Minister for Education Dan Tehan. On the flip side of ...
More »Tehan ‘overstepped the mark’, withdraws barbed comments about Andrews
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 ...
More »Federal education minister issues stern warning to independent schools to reopen by term two
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has threatened to wield a big stick at independent schools that do not resume face-to-face teaching for children whose parents want it or need it. Indeed, Tehan has threatened to remove funding if such independent ...
More »Is it time for Australian schools to be closed amid COVID-19 pandemic?
There has been a surge in parents and health professionals across Australia calling for immediate school closures, as the COVID-19 pandemic tightens its grip and strict mass gathering bans and social distancing protocols have been enforced. https://twitter.com/svm_sarah/status/1239674546061336576?s=20 I hope the delay ...
More »Coronavirus: doctor predicts winter school closures, Tehan earmarks prolonged Easter break
To get ahead of the game in controlling the spread of coronavirus, serious consideration should be given to closing all schools, a leading doctor says. President of the Australian Medical Association's Western Australia division Andrew Miller told reporters on Tuesday that ...
More »AEU dismisses COAG reform agenda as ‘Groundhog Day’
Despite the reform agenda made at the two-day Education Council meeting in Alice Springs, the Australian Education Union (AEU) has labelled it Groundhog Day. The AEU believes Australia’s education system is stuck in a “time loop of bad policy, no ...
More »Alice Springs Mparntwe Declaration replaces Melbourne Declaration at ‘tense’ Education Council meeting
The Morrison government will prioritise Indigenous students’ education and outcomes after releasing the Alice Springs Declaration on Wednesday. This year's meeting was particularly timely, given Australia's sliding international ranking results and the lack of a silver bullet to address the ...
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