Back to drawing board for Gonski
EDUCATION Minister Christopher Pyne has declared the new Coalition government will go “back to the drawing board” on the Gonski reforms.
Education
New tests to assess ‘modern skills’
STUDENTS will be assessed on their social and emotional skills.
Bowraville blues form Carlie’s law
AS a young girl in Bowraville, Carlie Smart watched her fellow Aboriginal friends get carted off to jail and stung by the system.
Pyne to find extra $1.2bn for schools
THE Abbott government will have to find an extra $1.2 billion for government schools in Queensland, WA and the NT.
Pyne touts exam for teachers
ASPIRING teachers will sit a national exam under federal government plans to assess proficiency before entering the classroom.
Pyne rules out caps, HECS hike
FEDERAL Education Minister Christopher Pyne says the coalition has no plans to increase university fees despite facing a tough fiscal position.
Childcare call to lift red tape burden
PRIVATE childcare providers have delivered the government a blueprint for red-tape reform.
Not ‘just’ school, a lesson for life
GROWING up in my hometown of Cherbourg, about 250km northwest of Brisbane, I have seen things that would shock most people.
Plan can aid all deprived kids
THE radical direct instruction teaching model has transformed education in Cape York communities and could benefit all disadvantaged children.
Pyne to focus on teacher quality
THE regulator can forget about the quality of teacher training because Education Minister Christopher Pyne has his own plan of attack.
Kicked to the kerb again
OUR schools need to nurture more innovators and entrepreneurs.
Finishing school is a family first
JEROME Pang, 17, is the first in his family to finish school.
Division over call for uni fee rethink
UNIVERSITY of NSW vice-chancellor Fred Hilmer has called on the review of the demand-driven supply of places to be wide ranging.
Remote opportunies
A VIRTUAL high school will be established for students living in rural areas in NSW to ensure they’re offered a subject range.
Uni funding cap key to reform plan
OPEN-SLATHER funding for university enrolments must be replaced by a new system that caps funding but allows unis to set their own goals.
‘Virtual’ high school for country kids
A VIRTUAL high school will be established for students in rural NSW to ensure they are offered the same range of subjects as city students.
Sector hails removal of cap
THE reversal of the $2000 cap on self-education expenses has been widely hailed as a vote for common sense.
No school classes for asylum children
MORE than 230 asylum-seeker children detained indefinitely on Christmas Island will not go to school, but will have lessons using contractors.
UK kids top locals at a stroll
AUSTRALIAN parents of 10-12-year-olds are more hesitant to let their children walk home from school alone than British parents.
Parents target teachers over porn
TEACHERS in South Australia have been accused by anxious parents of viewing violent pornography, the Education Minister says.
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