education reform
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Opinion
Many claims and few answers from think tanks: Opinion
It’s federal election season in Australia. On 16 March, the Grattan Institute dropped a new report aimed at “charting a…
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Funding
Principal questions if $18m for Central Aus boarding schools is enough
The federal government is offering million dollar grants to fund upgrades to remote school boarding facilities, but the principal of an…
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Health+Wellbeing
“Consider the whole picture:” Research shows social media can be positive for tweens
Researchers from the University of South Australia are reminding communities of some of the benefits of children's access to social…
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News
Retired teachers to be rehired in Qld’s eight-point school crisis plan
Rehiring retired teachers, incentives for regional schools, and taking aim at administration workloads are all part of the eight-point plan…
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Top Stories
$28,000 up for grabs for teachers hired in hard-to-staff schools
A NSW recruitment program that offers bonuses of up to $28,000 to teachers, among other benefits, has been expanded to…
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Policy & Reform
The key education efforts in Victoria’s budget
Part-time principals, international recruitment of teachers, and $400 for state school parents make up the key education measures of the…
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School Management
Whole language should be banned: Grattan Institute
One-third of Australian children can't read this sentence. The Grattan Institute says that fact is a preventable tragedy that will…
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News
Explicit teaching push continues in new behaviour curriculum
Australian students will be taught old-school discipline – including how to line up, keep quiet and be still – in…
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Health+Wellbeing
Student wellbeing opinion: Holistic education key to healthy students
It's well established that adolescence is a time of angst. Young people have the awareness to understand the challenges in…
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Policy & Reform
Public school enrolments down, NSW funding cut
NSW public school enrolments have dropped by more than 24,000 since the Covid-19 pandemic, as families opt to send their kids to non-government schools.…
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