Education
Time for unis to ‘repay debts’
Bernard LaneFast-growing universities spent the money and it’s time they paid it back, the education minister said.
School kids to decide on Cook
STEFANIE BALOGHPrimary students are being asked for a ‘more accurate Captain Cook description’ than the ‘discoverer of Australia’.
More pre-1788 history lessons
JOE KELLYPrimary students would be taught more pre-settlement indigenous history under changes to the national curriculum.
Uni ‘hypocrisy’ over pay rises
STEFANIE BALOGHUniversities are on notice about the hypocrisy of complaining about cost pressures while delivering large wage rises.
Student boom fuels CBD growth
JOHN FERGUSONBooming international student numbers are transforming some Australian cities.
Teacher sacked for wrong course
A teacher who taught the wrong maths course to HSC students at NSW’s Coonamble High School has been sacked.
Dissenters ‘mustn’t feel ostracised’
STEFANIE BALOGHPrincipals taking part in Wear it Purple Day have been told to ensure pupils who opt out do not feel ostracised.
Ideologues ‘capture’ curriculum
STEFANIE BALOGH, JOE KELLYSchool curriculums have been ‘captured by ideologues’, experts argued yesterday.
Teachers slate copyright reform
STEFANIE BALOGHTeachers are warning proposed changes to copyright rules pose a threat to the overall quality of Australian education.
$100k diploma debts for students
JOHN ROSS$100k fees, the threat which sank plans to deregulate uni costs, have become common for ‘worthless’ diplomas.
Saved from ‘rainbow’ hijacking
STEFANIE BALOGHStudents at an elite school attempted to hijack Wear it Purple Day and turn it into a ‘wear it rainbow’ event.
Elite school’s sex claim ‘failure’
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONESThe King’s School has been criticised for a ‘catastrophic failure’ over how it handled sexual assault allegations.
Libs risk another Catholic fight
JOE KELLY, GREG BROWNCatholic educators have defended the right to teach students the traditional definition of marriage.
Learning curve ramps up
STEFANIE BALOGHThe road to improved school results begins with improved teacher training.
Survival depends on books
STEFANIE BALOGHUS expert Maryanne Wolf believes when it comes to reading, most people don’t realise it is ‘a game for the species’.
Union blitz robs classroom aides
JAMIE WALKERTeacher aides were pulled out of class to meet union organisers conducting a “blitz” of state schools.
Gender equality hits play area
REBECCA URBANChildcare centres will be encouraged to ensure play spaces are ‘gender equitable’.
Program ‘works, but needs more’
STEFANIE BALOGHA program that fast-tracks some of our brightest graduates without teaching degrees into classrooms has got a tick.
Purple Day sending us puce
KEVIN DONNELLYThe Australian Education Union is using the education system and schools to radically reshape society.
Fresh swipe at radical left
RACHEL BAXENDALE, STEFANIE BALOGHTony Abbott is ‘appalled’’ by NSW Education attempts to reintroduce the Safe Schools program.
