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A major higher education review is suggesting Australia puts a levy on international student fees.
Family and friends were the top news sources for children and teens. But young people are also regularly getting news from social media.
There is growing evidence suggesting difficulties with reading and mental health may be related in some children.
The $12.6 billion agreement promises a new era of cooperation between governments, the vocational education and training sector, business and the community.
Here are six books from Australian writers and illustrators that can help parents and carers look at issues related to climate change with children from preschool to late primary years.
You do not have to be perfect in order to do a good job of raising a child. In fact, it may be better if you are not.
Many of incidents resulting in suspension are rooted in emotional overwhelm.
In new research, we spoke to parents who have children at special schools. They told us they value the individual support and smaller classrooms.
For over 100 years, the Victorian school curriculum has failed to give generations of students the chance to learn about Indigenous political movements.
A new study tracks the number of history academics and history students in Australia. The results are alarming.
Parents often have nothing left in the tank to give after a day of parenting. So friends without kids can feel neglected without fully understanding it is not about them.
Australia’s teachers are predominantly Australian-born, female, and non-Indigenous. Most hail from middle-class backgrounds with urban upbringings, and are less likely to have disabilities.
Focusing on specialist schools for students with disability misunderstands the royal commission report’s point and misses its major implications for all schools.
According to cognitive psychology there are three distinct types of memory. Each plays a different role in effective study.
The Conversation talks to University of Melbourne researcher Gwilym Croucher about what the Times Higher Education rankings mean.
As part of the new employment white paper the federal government has announced it is thinking seriously about a national skills passport.
Encourage your child to make their own paintbrushes or draw everyday objects in huge sizes. Or try a portrait without taking their marker off the page.
Final school exams are typically seen as a very intense period of preparation. But it is also important to rest during this time if you want to maximise your performance.
By the time children start school ‘they have the rudiments of adult swearing’, including about 40 taboo words.
Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing.
Our study – based on a survey of more than 70,000 NSW high school students – looked at what impacts upon their ‘academic buoyancy’.
For many educators, structured literacy is a step in the right direction to improving New Zealand’s falling literacy rates. But educators need to remain adaptable as the science of reading evolves.
Many students with a disability are bullied, excluded and do not feel welcome in Australian schools. They cannot be ignored in the next National School Reform Agreement.
Courses such as nursing, teaching and social work require students to complete full-time, unpaid work experience to graduate. This often means they have to give up paid work.