Education
TAFE shakeup hits NSW
Tuesday, October 30 2012
TAFE systems across the country are undergoing severe funding cuts, the latest expected to impact courses in New South Wales.......
Will the Asian century mean more international students?
Tuesday, October 30 2012
This Sunday Prime Minister Julia Gillard released the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper. The White Paper calls for......
Language experts wary about Asian century plan after disappointments
Monday, October 29 2012
Language experts have welcomed the ambition of the government’s white paper on the Asian Century, but they remain wary in......
Social Media and Schools
Thursday, October 25 2012
Schools around the country are only just beginning to come to terms with the power of social media. South Australia......
Ticking time bomb for tertiary education
Wednesday, October 24 2012
The next 15 years are crucial for the survival of tertiary education in Australia – that’s the message in a......
Does NAPLAN discriminate against indigenous kids?
Tuesday, October 23 2012
New linguistics research from the University of Melbourne suggests that the National literacy and numeracy test discriminates against indigenous children.......
Pre-school grounds for cultural understanding
Tuesday, October 16 2012
Aboriginal families across Australia find access to mainstream pre-schools challenging. Early childhood education experts say there is an endemic lack......
Gonski reforms damaged by state cuts
Friday, September 28 2012
The Federal Government pledged to implement many of the reforms advocated by the Gonski review earlier this year, moving to......
Calls for Indigenous Language in Early Education
Friday, September 28 2012
The results of a parliamentary report on language learning in Indigenous communities has prompted calls for the inclusion of indigenous......
Time to scrap fiction of a monolingual nation: report
Monday, September 17 2012
A Parliamentary report released today has called for an overhaul of Indigenous language policy by Australian state and federal governments.......