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Education
Encounter made me realise I was wrong to oppose Safe Schools
Young trans people believed in me once. Then I dashed their hopes and broke their hearts. Redemption came from an unlikely quarter.
- by Catherine McGregor
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Opinion
That Thinking Feeling
Andrew Laming should know teachers have it much tougher than MPs
Andrew Laming is a dill, and his latest denunciation of teachers is more likely a symptom of attention-seeking behaviour than anything else.
- by Madonna King
Opinion
Education
A 38-hour week for teachers? Bring it on!
MP Andrew Laming thinks teachers should work a 38-hour week and have only four weeks of holidays per year.
- by Aaron Searle
Education
Dolly's parent hope blue hearts at school might curb bullies
The parents of Northern Territory teenager Dolly Everett want Australian schools to adopt a national 'blue heart' rating system on bullying and cybersafety.
- by Tracey Ferrier
Education
Victorian state budget 2018-19: Government under fire over Catholic school funding
While the state school sector is celebrating its budget win, a fight is brewing over Catholic school funding.
- by Henrietta Cook
Education
'You don't learn that at university': 40 per cent of degrees will soon be obsolete, report finds
About 40 per cent of existing university degrees will soon be obsolete and traditional undergraduate or post-graduate degrees could disappear within a decade.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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Science
'We are in danger': Australian science being left behind
A lack of investment from government and industry in new research is having a detrimental effect, a group representing nation's scientists says.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Education
Gonski: we need to recommit to improving teacher skills
Career professional pathways within the teaching profession need to be made clear.
- by David Gonski
Education
'Like being struck by lightning': Beloved Canberra teacher killed in freak accident
Radford College has paid tribute to long-serving teacher Jonquil Mackey, who was also a talented photographer.
- by Sherryn Groch
Education
Gonski calls for more individualised learning
Australia is slipping in international education rankings, and a new report recommends a greater focus on individual teaching to help students improve.
Opinion
Education
We need to arm our kids against the interests of Big Data
It turns out that it’s not what they know about you, but what they do to you with that knowledge that counts.
- by Linda McIver