We asked five experts if there should be a nation-wide ban on junk food in schools. Four out of five said yes.
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Every expert we asked talked about the importance of letting children take risks and explore in nature. But they also advised parents to supervise and set limits.
Neither government nor opposition on Wednesday night saw any chance of
further movement before parliament rises on Thursday.
The policy would create “a quality, two year program that boosts development in the most important years of a child’s development – an investment of an additional $1.75 billion into early education.”
Estimating parents’ capacity to contribute to their children’s schooling is both vital and politically sensitive. Schools with well-off parents get much less funding from government.
Getting rid of NAPLAN would allow teachers more time to respond to and address the needs of their students, rather than teaching to the test.
Universities have responded to the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission report into sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus with a ten-point plan.
When to start their child at school is often a stressful decision for parents, and there is a need for more support for them in making that choice.
Simon Birmingham met Catholic education representatives on Monday night, receiving such a haranguing that at times it was difficult for him to get a word in.
Critics are expected to speak out in the partyroom on Tuesday, demanding more information about the effects of the schools package on the Catholic sector.
The Turnbull government’s schools funding proposal ‘should be embraced by all sides of politics’ provided some adjustments are made, a Grattan Institute submission says.
Students who take longer to complete their degree will be hit hard by fee hikes.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at Malcolm Turnbull’s schools plan.
NATSEM has modelled the impact of the changes to the HELP debt repayments the government announced this week.
The Turnbull government is seeking to seize the political initiative on schools, with a big funding injection and the appointment of David Gonski to chair a ‘Gonski 2.0’ review.
The government is seeking savings of $2.8 billion from higher education over the budget period, in another attempt at a major shake-up of Australia’s university sector.
Barney Glover says the post-truth era is a challenge for universities.
Academics worldwide are calling for the US president to reconsider the executive order on immigration, which many say is damaging to research collaboration.
More students than ever before have the opportunity for higher education but their choices are being undermined by a confusing admissions system in much need of reform.
Diplomas of circus arts, fraud control, explosive ordinance manufacture, and sound and vibration therapy are among 478 courses that will be excluded from government funding.
The government’s long road to a higher education policy has taken another small step forward with Education Minister Simon Birmingham setting up an expert advisory panel.
A crackdown on the widely rorted vocational education and training student loan program aims to reduce outstanding HELP debt.
Education Minister Simon Birmingham has released figures to prepare the way for a major overhaul of federal funding for schools.
The decision to refuse the ARC and academic researchers a right of reply appears to be a straightforward breach of the News Corp Australia code of conduct.
Universities Australia will on Tuesday launch a survey designed to shed light on student experiences of sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus.