From 2016, students will be able to study Aboriginal languages in high schools in New South Wales – but a clause in the design of the course means grades will not contribute towards ATARs.
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People seeking asylum and refugees on temporary visas should have access to education funding and loan schemes so they can improve their skills, gain qualifications and contribute to Australia.
School principals are experiencing increasing levels of violence and threats from students and parents. What needs to change?
The innovation report fails to mention the risk of bias for researchers collaborating with industry. We must ensure that researchers maintain their independence.
Rather than simply shutting down these groups, universities need to engage these difficult conversations to support the younger generation to fight together for meaningful social change.
Making the whole process of auditing research open to the public could help reduce the capacity for universities to game the system.
Prime Minister Turnbull has signalled a desire to move away from a ‘publish or perish’ academic culture toward one that prioritises public impact and engagement. It’s a challenge scholars should embrace.
Research in the humanities, arts and social sciences is often driven by philosophies of social justice and public benefit, which don’t always sit comfortably with commercialisation.
Publicly-funded research should contribute to society in some way. But we need to think carefully about how we create a system that allows us to measure the impact of research.
Under new legislation, children from low-income families will receive just 12 hours of early learning support a week, adding to the risk of these children falling behind their peers at school.
There is little evidence to suggest that testing teaching students on their literacy and numeracy will have any impact on the quality of teaching and learning in Australian classrooms.
Through creating entrepreneurs and boosting global collaboration, science has the potential to drive economic growth and innovation – if only the government would properly fund it.
Footage of wars, bombings and shootings can traumatise children. Here’s how parents can help them cope with distressing content.
We should be cautious of implementing policies off the back of the OECD’s annual education report, which makes vast comparisons between countries and leaves out crucial data.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Simon Birmingham about his negotiations for a new higher education package, efforts to crack down on rorting in the vocational educational sector and the government's overhaul of the childcare system.
It’s no longer acceptable to upload video lectures to a website and call it a course. We need to start redesigning courses from scratch to find new ways to engage students.
There are ‘fossil free’ campaigns at 15 Australian universities, but yet no university has fully committed to divesting in fossil fuels.
A crisis of sustainability is building up as universities continue to drift towards a more privatised system. It’s time we started looking at alternative options.
Messaging friends on social media at night is often a source of sleep problems. Setting limits on the use of technology in the evenings can help your child get the sleep they need.
Just 55% of year 6 students and 52% of year 10 students are meeting the expected grades for ICT. What’s going wrong?
Being up front about what public investment goes towards in higher education is an important step for providing greater clarity for students.
Hitting back may prevent further aggression if it is done calmly and competently, but if the child is highly emotional, fighting back will make matters worse.
Research writing events have become a popular way for academics to develop their writing skills and socialise with others.
Australian education fails one in four young people. It is time we started exploring why school is not working for increasing numbers of disadvantaged children.
We can’t fulfil Malcolm Turnbull’s ambition for an innovative nation without understanding why researchers are struggling to engage with industry.