A key aspect of Education Minister Jason Clare’s draft plan is recruiting more First Nations teachers. But it is missing details and an emphasis on decolonising schools.
‘Closing the gap’ frames Indigenous education as a problem. In a new study, researchers talked to Indigenous educators about what excellence looks like in their schools.
A study finds that graduates who attended publicly funded schools were more likely to have open intercultural orientations than those who attended private schools.
On Oct. 24, while a teenage gunman was pleading guilty for a deadly school incident in Michigan, another school shooting was taking place in St. Louis.
A lot of federal money is now available for making school buildings healthier. Two environmental health experts explain how school districts can best use it.
Two education researchers say one of the most widely used terms in school reform debates should be retired because of its potential to do more harm than good.
A hip-hop artist and scholar says that while rap stresses the oral tradition, the music is also rife with references to a rich range of literature that spans the globe.
Not all students have access to the same level of parental help at home. So why are they judged as if they do? Two scholars probe how educators view students who fail to complete their homework.
Rachel Williamson-Dean, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Gavin Brown, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Pat Bullen, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Children who move schools often can struggle. But so too can those who stay put while others come and go. More attention needs to be paid to these often-forgotten victims of school transience.
Classrooms should not be a free-for-all TikTok fest. But we need to support children to learn how to concentrate and function in a digitally-saturated world.