Education
Early success for literacy program
STEFANIE BALOGHThe rollout of indigenous leader Noel Pearson’s signature literacy program will be extended.
Muslim school to lose funding
STEFANIE BALOGHAbout $1 million in annual federal funding to the Islamic School of Canberra will cease next month.
School punishes protest students
MICHAEL MCKENNAStudents who attended a protest with their parents outside a prestigious private college have been issued with detention notices.
Identity politics in schools push
REBECCA URBANEnglish students face being drilled in the politics of class, race, gender and sexuality.
ASIO alert over campuses
ASIO chief says Australia needs to be “very conscious” of the possibility of foreign interference in universities.
HECS debt plan for death
Tim DoddThe Productivity Commission has resurrected a plan to collect unpaid HECS loans from deceased estates.
Degree no longer enough
TESSA AKERMANThe number of Australians with a postgraduate degree has jumped 46 per cent as the battle for jobs intensifies.
Gonski changes blamed for fees
JOHN FERGUSON, TESSA AKERMANThree school sectors have attacked the Turnbull government’s new funding deal.
Uni spending package shelved
STEFANIE BALOGH, BERNARD LANEThe Turnbull government has been forced to again shelve $2.8 billion in higher education savings.
‘Strip unis of VC pay decision’
Bernard LaneUniversities would lose control over the salaries of vice-chancellors under a plan floated by the Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm.
Howard blast for history study
SIMONE FOX KOOBJohn Howard says the rise of identity politics in history courses at Australian universities is damaging education.
China spy reports ‘a bad omen’
PRIMROSE RIORDANChina has labelled government warnings over foreign interference in Australian universities ‘a bad omen’.
Call to end funding is ‘crazy’
BERNARD LANEThe Liberal Democrats want to radically rewrite the way tertiary education is funded in Australia.
History ‘lost’ in identity politics
REBECCA URBANIdentity politics has become a dominating force in history courses offered by Australian universities.
Troubled school’s results plunge
Jamie WalkerKey NAPLAN results have plunged in the Aboriginal school on Cape York at the centre of a bitter row.
Aussie values in schools push
STEFANIE BALOGHA call for a debate on how schools can better embrace Australian values is gathering support.
Labor to pick fight on education
STEFANIE BALOGHThe party is determined to ensure school funding is a key battleground at the next federal election.
Uni abandons bullying inquiry
RICK MORTONThe ACU has abandoned investigations into sexual harassment and bullying at the university.
On Country curriculum a key
STEFANIE BALOGHRemote area students are going bush to learn their ancient culture and understand its relevance to modern Australia.
Safe Schools’ top marks for disorder
STEFANIE BALOGHPrimary school students in Victoria believe their classmates are more disruptive this year.
