November
Australia’s top-ranked universities revealed
Find out which institutions performed best in key areas and the one that took out the overall top spot in the Financial Review Best Universities Ranking.
Cross-country road trip to achieve uni dream
For the second year in a row, Bond University on the Gold Coast has taken out the top spot for teaching in the Best Universities Ranking.
October
The HSC economics exam stumped AI. Can you do better?
We asked AI and Australia’s top economists to answer the 10 hardest questions put to NSW year 12 students this week. Test yourself in our interactive quiz.
August
NSW government asks UTS to call off suspending teacher training
Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he had made it clear that he and the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the decision.
June
High teacher dropout rates a myth: study
Contrary to popular belief, teachers are less likely to leave than almost any other profession, and many who do, return.
April
One in three kids struggles with maths. This school fixed it in a year
Too many Australian students are leaving school with substandard numeracy skills. But that can change if a few simple changes are made.
March
This school may have the answer to improving kids’ maths
Teachers can now sign up for a new program from La Trobe University to teach them how to teach the subject – and not before time.
February
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.
November 2024
How this music tech start-up attracted Sony as anchor investor
An online portal of ready-made music lessons that any primary school teacher can use has won a major investor.
Why Australia’s happiest students have the highest HECS debt
There is a powerful correlation between size and satisfaction when it comes to universities.
August 2024
Winning strategy: Remarkable results lifting HSC scores by 50pc
Comment provided by the winner of the Community Engagement category, the University of Newcastle.
Winning strategy: Giving students the best chance of success
Comment provided by the winner of the equity and access award, University of Newcastle.
This school has joined the education revolution. What about your kids?
Australian schools are finally catching up with teaching that works after a multibillion-dollar boost to student funding failed to lift learning outcomes.
Boys’ results plummet early in high school
After 10 years of compulsory schooling, about two in five boys are struggling to read and write at a high level. This is a big problem for the nation.
Three ways to end NAPLAN mediocrity in our schools
Governments must lift proficiency levels, boost the quality of classroom curriculums and identify as soon as possible those students who are falling behind.
Minister on a mission needs a break from the states
The latest NAPLAN results are bad news for too many school students. Jason Clare is determined to change that, but will he succeed where so many others failed?
NAPLAN is a measure of wealth, not student ability
This year’s assessment results confirm what we already know – rich kids do well, poor kids don’t. This is to our national shame.
May 2024
Google Research chief predicts children will soon be tutored by AI
Yossi Matias said healthcare, education and climate were the three areas most likely to be most changed by artificial intelligence in the near-term.
February 2024
Poor university teaching ‘a drag on productivity’
The Productivity Commissioner says there are no incentives inside universities to lift their game and no way for students to know what they are signing up to.
January 2024
Good teachers worsening the education divide: research
Highly skilled teachers are less likely to work in disadvantaged areas where they could have the most impact, new research finds.