Colleges fear fallout for Christian views
Christian higher education providers fear legal penalties for upholding a biblical view of marriage.
Education
ALP ‘threatens biblical teaching’
The Catholic Church is leading the campaign against Bill Shorten’s push to remove protections for faith-based educators.
Happy ending for three research grant-seekers
Three of the 11 humanities research grant applications originally vetoed have been accepted for next year’s round.
‘Anti-Lib’ teacher cuts ties to union
A teacher who vowed to ‘ensure the next generation of voters in my classroom don’t vote Liberal’ has severed ties with the AEU.
Focus on soft skills ‘will lead us astray’
Australia’s Chief Scientist has criticised the logic behind the push for young people to develop so-called 21st-century skills.
Opening doors to opportunity
AIEF offers scholarships to indigenous students in financial need to study at leading Australian schools.
Teacher claims harassment by ‘sexist minister’
A criticised school teacher has compared herself to Julia Gillard, who she said was another victim of ‘sexism’.
Teacher given caning, faces investigation over ‘don’t vote Liberal’
The Commissioner for Public Sector Employment is investigating a school teacher who vowed to ensure her students “don’t vote Liberal’’.
Greens’ $20.5bn schools pledge
In a move that risks reigniting the funding wars, Mehreen Faruqi will unveil a plan to boost public school spending by 25 per cent.
Union turns on anti-Lib teacher
A public school teacher who pledged to ensure her students ‘don’t vote Liberal’ should be investigated, the teachers’ union says.
Culture wars brought to book
Tony Abbott has called for Christian prayers to be said at the same time traditional indigenous landowners are acknowledged.
Teacher’s vow to turn kids off Libs Teacher’s vow to turn kids off Liberals
A public school teacher vowed on social media to “ensure that the next generation of voters in my classroom don’t vote Liberal’’.
Religious schools ‘face existential threat’
Faith-based schools say they face an existential threat if their legal protections are removed.
School’s in, the work’s hard and hope is sky high
Dannelle Campbell and her peers at Yirara College, Australia’s largest all-indigenous boarding school, are anything but ordinary.
Uni review ‘should look at Confucius Institutes’
China expert John Fitzgerald wants the uni free speech probe to look into the influence of Confucius Institutes.
Student disability funding probe
The Michael Chaney-led school resourcing board will investigate how student disability funding is calculated.
Vic Labor promises free tampons
All Victorian state schools will receive free pads and tampons under a re-elected Labor government, Jill Hennessy says.
Unis question need for review of free speech
Universities have questioned the need for the federal government review of campus freedom of speech.
‘Union-bashing hysteria’
The Queensland government is refusing to thwart a planned strike by teachers protesting the detention of children on Nauru.
Ex-judge to tackle campus censors
Former High Court chief justice Robert French will conduct a review of freedom of speech at universities.
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