Education
Safe Schools ‘opt in’ choice advice
Stefanie BaloghParents in NSW should be able to choose whether their children “opt-in’’ to Safe Schools program, a state parliamentary committee has recommended.
‘Just ministers under fire’
STEFANIE BALOGHThe federal Education Minister says a united attack on school funding by Victorian and NSW counterparts is a ‘distraction’.
Record-breakers make the grade
ANDREW BURRELLA record 33 indigenous students will receive degrees at UWA this year.
Direct Instruction ‘rolled gold’
Sarah VoglerA teacher at Noel Pearson’s Djarragun College has backed the Direct Instruction teaching method following criticism.
Jingle bells welcome in schools
TESSA AKERMANThe bells will be jingling around Victorian schools this Christmas.
Jingle bells welcome in schools
TESSA AKERMANThe bells will be jingling around Victorian schools this Christmas.
Teachers’ anti-racism ‘toolkit’
TESSA AKERMANPreschool educators are being coached by the AHRC on how to deal with racist questions.
Uni admissions ‘bewildering’
Julie HareA government-commissioned report has slammed current university admissions as bewildering, confusing and misleading.
Bid to enforce uni entry levels
JULIE HAREThe national regulator should be called on to enforce university admission standards, a new report says.
Subsidised nannies ‘boost care’
RICK MORTONA new report into flexible childcare arrangements and parents’ work habits reveals a lack of care options.
Spike in assaults on teachers
STEFANIE BALOGH, SEAN PARNELLAlmost 1000 Queensland teachers and principals have lodged claims for workplace assaults in the past five years.
Anglo students lose to Asians
STEFANIE BALOGHAn expert says anti-meritocracy in education has led to Anglo-Australians losing out on selective school places.
Dutch exit Gillard schools fund
STEFANIE BALOGHThe Netherlands has abandoned its financial contributions to a $US4.6bn global education fund chaired by Julia Gillard.
Unis push class on gender
REBECCA URBANStudent teachers are being schooled in gender studies, sparking concern about the topic’s influence in classrooms.
Educators left to own devices
STEFANIE BALOGHA virtual teacher is created using digital avatar technology, freeing up the teacher to focus attention on students
V-C called out on fossil fuel ban
Hedley ThomasA federal minister has asked the QUT to explain its reasoning for a decision to not invest in the fossil-fuel industry.
Pearson blames bad bookkeeping
Michael McKennaPoor book-keeping has been blamed for financial issues raised in an audit of the Aurukun school at Cape York.
Leak cartoon complaint dropped
ANDREW BURRELL, HEDLEY THOMASWoman who alleged she suffered racial hatred because of a provocative Bill Leak cartoon has withdrawn her complaint.
‘Tutors mum’ on kids’ chances
STEFANIE BALOGHBalanced tutoring and mentoring can lift student performance, but experts warn of the dark side of futile swot-shops.
Donors desert Gillard-led fund
SHARRI MARKSONThe biggest donor countries behind the $US4.6bn Global Partnership for Education warned they could withdraw funding.
