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Average NAPLAN results don’t tell the full story. Diving into the details is essential if we are to understand what is going on in Australian education.
If the government is serious about tackling terrorism, politicisation and increased surveillance in private schools and universities will not be enough.
School and community sports coaches’ lack of knowledge about concussion leaves players vulnerable on the pitch.
Political developments in the higher education sector in a number of Asian countries may threaten Australia’s billion-dollar education industry.
Students with disability are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
The sacking of Turkish education staff speaks to a broader agenda of control through removing educated dissident voices.
Financial incentives alone won’t increase research collaboration between universities and business. Academics say they need time, support and an environment encouraging of engagement.
A New Zealand literacy program is helping to raise Indigenous achievement to mainstream levels.
England’s apprenticeship levy will require employers with a payroll of over £3 million (A$5.2 million) to spend 0.5% of that on approved apprenticeships.
If behavioural sleep problems persist beyond infancy, there could be implications for children’s emotional and attentional development longer term.
Plagiarism in public life is an ugly slight upon the intelligence and the trust of an audience.
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.
Research and development investment remains stagnant in Australia. It’s time for a new, long-term strategy for research.
Focusing on progress – not just achievement – and investing in improving teaching practice will help to lift slipping standards in Australian schools.
At best, there will be no new public money, just shuffling funds between programs. At worst, higher education will help reduce the budget deficit.
One option could be to cut per-student funding and instead raise the student contribution from an average of about 40% to 50%, by raising HECS caps.
Demand for research grants has far exceeded supply, with success rates for grant applications falling to record lows.
In five years’ time, India will have the largest tertiary-age population in the world. But supply is unlikely to be able to meet demand. This provides a good opportunity for Australia.
Home-schooled children appear to do neither worse nor better than those who attend regular school, so why is there an increasing number of parents who are opting for their child to be educated at home?
A number of high-profile cases in which academics have fabricated their data points to a much larger problem around scholarly misconduct.
Not only does higher education build the economy’s skills and knowledge, but that it pays for itself and much else many times over.
Mentoring support and campus visits are a couple of ways of familiarising students with university.
Liberal higher education policy is obscure; perhaps deliberately so. But the conclusion is clear. Unless students are required to pay significantly more, universities will face major cuts.
A new report offers recommendations for how to best reform the education system in India.