National interest test for uni grants
A national-interest test for research grants will boost public confidence, says Education Minister Dan Tehan.
Education
Anglicans warn MPs on schools
Anglican school principals are urging Scott Morrison and federal MPs to resist overhauling anti-discrimination laws.
China military targets top unis to access tech
About 300 Chinese military scholars have been sent to Australia in an attempt to gain access to new technology.
Parties squabble over public school funding
Victoria’s public schools are among the nation’s most poorly funded.
Fury at secret veto on research
Outrage erupted when it was revealed a federal minister quietly vetoed 11 humanities research grants without providing reasons.
Mobiles and porn: boys, 7, attack girl
Disturbing acts of sexualised behaviour among young children are becoming more frequent in schools, experts say.
Major parties at odds over gay students law
Attorney-General Christian Porter has delayed legislation protecting gay students from discrimination.
‘Activists targeting kids in school’
A prominent anti-bullying project with ties to the Safe Schools program has been accused of launching a recruitment drive.
Postcodes key to students’ progress
Where students live is the largest factor in determining how much learning progress they make, new research reveals.
Stokes blasts narrow uni ‘groupthink’
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes will hit out at “far-left groupthink” at universities which has “narrowed robust debate”
Faith-based schools ‘no place for gay teachers’
Faith-based schools should be able to sack or exclude gay teachers says senior American cardinal visiting Australia.
Daisy weighs in on Wentworth
Malcolm Turnbull’s daughter is the latest of his family members to use social media to have their say on the by-election.
Backflip on ‘white’ motion
PoliticsNow: In take two of the Senate vote on Pauline Hanson’s motion, the Coalition overwhelmingly voted against it.
Anglicans supportive of gay student defence
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney has backed Scott Morrison’s proposal to prevent schools from expelling students for being gay.
Principal claims phonics win
A move by a primary school to introduce systematic synthetic phonics has been vindicated by the latest NAPLAN results.
Mufti’s hostility to gay teachers
Australia’s Grand Mufti is openly reluctant to gay teachers in Islamic schools, saying they need treatment for “mental illness’’.
‘It’s OK to be white’
PoliticsNow: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says ‘it’s OK to be white’, but her motion acknowledging that has been narrowly lost.
‘Secular rules shouldn’t be for us’
Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop backs PM on preventing schools expelling gay students, but defends right to hire staff who uphold teachings.
Protect gay teachers: Shorten
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says religious schools shouldn’t be allowed to sack teachers due to their sexuality.
‘We’ll raise bar by weeding out’
The NSW government will weed out poor quality teaching graduates by withholding jobs if universities don’t lift course entry standards.
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