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If the flagship policy does not end up driving choice or quality, it is hard to see it gaining support.
After almost a decade of failed processes to reform the current funding system, the government must produce a revised system that improves the quality of outcomes for students in all courses.
Problems with who gets access to university date back to the 19th century.
Australia will face stiff competition from other countries, such as the US and UK, so it must have a clear strategy for how to deepen its engagement with India’s higher education sector.
Focusing on progress – not just achievement – and investing in improving teaching practice will help to lift slipping standards in Australian schools.
Demand for research grants has far exceeded supply, with success rates for grant applications falling to record lows.
The lesson to be learned from Aurukun is around the impact of out-sourcing education to commercial interests.
Travelling across the continent has been a staple of young people’s eduation for centuries.
While on the face of it a 1.5% increase in the number of disadvantaged students going to university might seem minimal, in real terms this is genuinely significant.
What students want is becoming more important than what univerisites want to teach them.
Are speech codes and free-speech zones silencing speech on college and university campuses?
Schools need to avoid practices that exclude badly behaved students and instead offer more ongoing, personalised support.
Government plans to introduce more flexibility could be destabilising for universities.
Closing the Office of Learning and Teaching removes Australia’s national commitment to innovation and improved performance in learning and teaching.
Young people have a lot at stake when it comes to current political decisions. Yet 48% of 18-year-olds and nearly 24% of 19-year-olds are not registered to vote.
The onus is now on students, universities and the wider public to make clear where they stand on the options laid out in the discussion paper.
Emotional competence can help children do better at school.
Spending time with scientists and engineers and going to laboratories increases students’ interest in STEM subjects.
A new report has drilled down into how much graduates from particular courses earn. What does it mean for universities?
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