Education
Bilingual Children, Good or Bad?
Monday, March 31 2014
One in four children in Australia is born outside of the country, and many children are growing up with other......
Future uncertain for organisation supporting Aboriginal early education
Tuesday, March 25 2014
A new funding model for Aboriginal preschools is leaving one service in the dark. AECSL, Aboriginal Early Childhood Support and......
Primary principals call for a focus on literacy and numeracy
Tuesday, March 11 2014
Following Christopher Pyne’s announcement of a new national curriculum, peak education bodies have been submitting their ideas. Among them is......
Question looms over future of Aboriginal Children and Family Centres
Tuesday, March 11 2014
Fear is growing in 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Family Centres across the country, as they are......
Gonski vans roll out across Australia
Friday, February 28 2014
Teachers and parents across Australia seem unsure on what form school funding will take in the future. Gonski, as it......
Exctinct Aboriginal languages aim digital to survive
Tuesday, February 18 2014
Though only 4 people in Australia speak the Aboriginal language Yawru fluently, hard work into preserving the language is giving......
State cuts to Indigenous Education at odds with Closing the Gap
Wednesday, February 12 2014
Budget cuts to education in Western Australia mean over 100 jobs supporting Indigenous kids have been lost. On a day......
Meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities is key
Tuesday, February 11 2014
For programs that are trying to close the gap for Aboriginal people in terms of health, education and parenting, one......
Should Aboriginal students be moved to improve their education?
Monday, February 10 2014
With both varying attendance as well as an uneven level of quality for Aboriginal students, the education in the Northern......
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander studies centre celebrates half a century
Tuesday, February 4 2014
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies officially turns 50 this year. This institute plays an integral......