The government has heavily invested in initiatives intended to help children understand finance. But should this be taught by school teachers instead who are sensitive to kid’s backgrounds?
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Finance minister Pravin Gordhan announced that government expenditure on higher education and specifically universities will be the fastest growing expenditure items on the budget.
Mind blanks are typically triggered in response to a perceived threat. The chemical process that takes place essentially clears out your working memory, quiets logical processes, and walls off memory.
Research shows that many young Australians are not aware of appropriate boundaries in relationships. It’s important that children are informed by research rather than rhetoric.
Students feel they are not getting the support they need, despite research showing that the relationships students have with their lecturers can have a big influence over retention rates.
Placing a recruitment cap on teacher education courses does not guarantee delivery of high quality graduates, and risks limiting diversity in the profession.
Gender is still a black and white topic in some quarters.
There is no such thing as ‘free higher education’. Someone has to pay. And the reality is that low, or no tuition fees benefit middle and high-income families.
A new school funding model being proposed aims to free up funds to help education ministers resolve their differences in state funding, and deliver needs-based funding in full.
Any new approach to linking welfare payments to attendance must address the flaws of previous trials. It will require the cooperation of schools and the availability of accurate, real-time data.
The focus on reducing welfare dependency among young carers, parents and students may deter them from seeking any help.
While research shows HEPPP has helped to increase numbers of disadvantaged students going to university, more specific evidence is still needed.
The government says that quality teachers are crucial to improving learning outcomes. Yet they still pursue policies that don’t put these teachers in front of our most marginalised students.
School expulsions are on the rise in Australia. But research shows individual punishment as a deterrent rarely works.
Higher education enables people to express a wide range of perspectives that can come together and be challenged.
By 2020, the cybersecurity industry will need 1.5 million more workers than will be qualified for jobs. What’s the solution? Getting high school and college students excited about the industry.
Teachers’ lack of confidence in supporting students with autism calls for a better understanding of the disorder and how it may affect learning.
There is little evidence to show that teaching students according to perceived ‘learning styles’ has any positive effect on their learning.
We have an oversupply of teachers, a lack of specialist teachers and an undervalued profession.
Teaching philosophy for just one hour a week can improve children’s progress in writing, maths and reading.
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