To have adopted a rather pessimistic or ‘tick the box’ attitude towards the Australian Curriculum’s general capabilities – and in particular critical thinking – is not surprising when we consider the enormity of a teacher’s tasks on any day.  I ...

Children with same-sex parents outperform their peers on national standardised tests, a new study has shown. Researchers from the Universities of Melbourne and Queensland looked at data from Dutch population registers and found that the advantage amounted to 13 per ...

University of Queensland researchers say "simple strategies" could help teens with a developmental disability gain confidence about their education and future. Associate Professor Kate Sofronoff said many parents with developmentally disabled teens were feeling the strain, and struggling to tackle ...