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Comic contracts can meet all the requirements for contracts to be legally binding.
South Africa needs to improve efforts to increase student numbers at technical colleges.
The time to consolidate Ontario’s two school systems is long overdue. It’s no longer viable to dismiss the issue on Constitutional grounds. All that’s needed is political will.
Ontario’s move to ignore the calls of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to add Indigenous content to its history and social studies curriculum is foolish and dangerous.
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.
Even as our world goes digital, there will always be an appetite for craftsmanship, for art and for the work only human hands can truly bring to life. Art and design schools should celebrate creators.
Social farms provide health, social and educational care to disadvantaged young people.
In this professor’s class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by talking, drawing pictures, playing with beach balls – and knitting.
Completion rates for PhD courses are very low. Here are some things students, supervisors and universities can do to help support these students through to completion.
Stereotypes may discourage girls from pursuing STEM careers, but research suggests several ways that parents and teachers can turn things around.
Public school teachers are working longer hours, which they believe will have a negative impact on their ability to teach students.
Early exposure to a second (foreign) language will not disturb the children’s language development. Some myths have been explained.
We are seeing widespread financial exploitation because of cultural, economic and political factors that haven’t been addressed. Regulators should do more.
Increasingly, young people across Africa are taking up Nelson Mandela’s challenge of working to improve the lives of ordinary people.
Politics Podcast: Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s taxing times
Tanya Plibersek talks on Anthony Albanese's Whitlam oration, Bill Shorten's unexpected announcement on rolling back company tax for medium sized firms, and the "tough" byelections.
Low expectations influence disabled young people’s educational attainment, finds new study.
While schools have adopted ‘growth mindset’ interventions and millions of dollars have been spent to see if they work, an analysis of the available research shows they have only a small impact.
Smart phones are educational – and a big part of students’ futures.
Journalism is still a popular choice for students, but the harsh realities of the media industry can can crush idealism.
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