This Month
Dutton rules out superannuation changes, flags big education overhaul
The opposition leader echoed Tony Abbott’s 2013 pledge of not slashing health or education, but indicated the schools would face a major overhaul.
March
Microequities AM buys stake in edtech Global IT Factory
It marks the first time that Global IT, founded a decade ago, has taken external capital.
Foreign investors banned: What else is in it for you
From a ban on foreign investors buying existing houses to pork-barrelling road projects in marginal electorates, here’s a sector breakdown of the budget.
Labor’s education report card is one step forward, two steps back
Efforts to put strict conditions on additional school funding to the states to improve outcomes have already been undercut by creating an alibi for failure.
After months of resistance, Qld signs on to $2.8b schools package
Australia’s schools will benefit from a $30 billion boost to funding over the next decade after Queensland was the final state to sign up to a national plan.
PEP weighs options for $100m-a-year tertiary education business UP
Home-grown buyout firm Pacific Equity Partners’ dealmakers are preparing to grade request-for-proposal submissions from investment bankers for UP Education.
How this engineering student will graduate debt-free from RMIT
Thomas Radon, 18, is one of more than 1000 students on a new model that lets him get paid while he’s studying.
Trump shuts down Education Department flanked by school children
Encircled by students seated at desks, the president signed an executive order to dismantle the department in a bid to leave school policy to the states.
Emma Johnston takes the reins at Melbourne Uni in a time of crisis
Melbourne University just got its first female vice chancellor, Emma Johnston, and her road ahead will not be plain sailing.
Researchers drive leading innovations in science
Meet some of the women whose original thinking has put them at the global forefront in their fields.
Sayers Group the latest beneficiary in Newington co-ed tussle
The Sydney boys school may be winning its battle to admit girls by 2026, but it’s clocked up some expenses doing so.
February
Local students taking A-level fast-track to Oxford
A private school in Sydney is offering British A-levels as an alternative to the HSC.
Vice chancellors back Coalition plan to put domestic students first
Education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson says a Coalition government would impose tougher caps on international students, have zero tolerance for antisemitism.
People are not stupid or bogans ... it’s us, Shorten tells unis
Bill Shorten and Catherine Livingstone have come to similar conclusions as to why universities are out of favour with the community.
RBA warning on foreign student cuts
Government policies to reduce the number of overseas students are working, and the Reserve Bank harbours some concerns.
How not to waste Gonski school funding
Additional federal money may unfortunately extend and expand inefficient and ineffective practices rather than lift the quality of teaching.
This vice chancellor stood on his head for students, literally
New boss of Western Sydney University, George Williams, is using his legal mind, and the odd stunt, to advocate for the battered tertiary education sector.
Universities about to settle on definition of antisemitism
Criticism of the state of Israel or its government is not necessarily antisemitic, according to a new definition about to be adopted by universities.
No, minister – the reading wars are not over
Jason Clare has embraced evidence-based reading instruction, but the Australian school curriculum is holding our education system back.
School retention, attendance rates continue to trend downwards
Fewer students are staying at school until the end and too many don’t turn up for class. Mental health is part of the problem.