Education
Kids Teaching Kids
Thursday, September 12 2013
Over ten thousand students across every state and territory in Australia will take part in Kids Teaching Kids week. The......
Coalition pledges independence for public schools
Thursday, August 29 2013
In its education policy announcement today, the Coalition pledged $70 million for around 1500 public schools to gain greater autonomy......
Fight for education
Tuesday, August 20 2013
‘No cuts, no fees’ was the catch cry of university students across Australia today as they marched in protest to......
Latest move to preserve indigenous languages
Friday, August 16 2013
School children will soon have access to Indigenous dictionaries, in a move to preserve five threatened languages. A program initiated......
Changes to our school funding: what’s happening now?
Monday, August 5 2013
A lot happened over the weekend to affect the future of school funding: Tony Abbott agreed to provide $2.8 billion......
Will public schools be left behind as Catholic schools sign up for Gonski?
Tuesday, July 23 2013
Advocates for the Gonski school reforms say they could have the opposite of their intended effect if the remaining states......
Indigenous uni students face higher rates of financial stress
Monday, July 15 2013
A new report says the level of financial stress is greater for Indigenous university students than non-Indigenous students. Universities Australia’s......
Election 2013: Better Schools for disadvantaged students?
Friday, July 5 2013
The Better Schools reforms are dividing the nation with teachers crying out for change and pollies holding out for it.......
Election 2013: Gonski negotiations carry on
Thursday, July 4 2013
A new Prime Minister, a new Education Minister, and now perhaps a new Gonski. The June 30 deadline for all......
Election 2013: Cuts, confusion and speculation in uni funding
Wednesday, July 3 2013
As the Australian National University adds to the growing job cuts in the tertiary education sector, confusion has been sparked......