Education
Music education absent from Australian schools, despite obvious benefits
Tuesday, May 27 2014
88 per cent of independent schools receive specialist music education, and yet nearly 80 per cent of government schools go......
Disadvantaged students priced out of diplomas
Monday, May 26 2014
The government is allowing students studying diplomas and advanced diplomas the opportunity to have a Commonwealth supported place from 2016.......
Chaplaincy program receives further funding
Friday, May 23 2014
If you went to a state or public school you may have visited a school chaplain as part of your......
Students vow to fight until they win
Wednesday, May 21 2014
Uni cuts, dumb cuts! Fund brains, not war plans! Standing up for women students! Banners like these were being waved......
Nature play and risk taking is great for kids
Wednesday, May 21 2014
Current Australian culture has seen us wrap our kids in cotton wool more than previous generations and the cracks are......
Schools hurt as Gonski reforms are gone-ski
Wednesday, May 14 2014
The federal government has cut short funding for the Gonski education restructuring program, and reigned back spending on education in......
Education voucher not value for money
Monday, May 12 2014
There has been a lot of doom and gloom from the Commission of Audit, from proposed cuts to community radio......
Higher education deregulation may leave regional unis in the dust
Tuesday, April 29 2014
The Government has hinted that there will be major changes to the way universities are funded in the Federal Budget.......
Even the popular kids get bullied, study finds
Tuesday, April 8 2014
If you thought you were the only one who got bullied in high school, you’re wrong. Being bullied can happen......
Annual Aboriginal Education Conference cancelled
Monday, April 7 2014
With their federal funding axed NSW-based organisation AESCL (Aboriginal Early Childhood Support and Learning) had to cancel their annual education......