Teacher stood down on porn rap
A TEACHER has been suspended nine years after he viewed pornographic websites using the internet account of a Year 10 student.
Education
Red flag on fifth Islamic school
A MUSLIM school in Sydney’s southwest has been accused of serious financial mismanagement.
Writing on the wall for nay-sayers
COMPUTER-BASED assessments are one way to make the test a richer source of data.
‘School porn’ student gets $30k
A FORMER student wrongly blamed for viewing pornography on a high school internet account has been given $30,000.
Catholic schools ‘perform badly’
THE claims to academic superiority of private over public schools has been challenged by a study.
Pyne reshapes TEQSA
EDUCATION Minister Christopher Pyne has seized the first opportunity to reshape leadership of the higher education regulator.
Further decline in VET spending
AUSTRALIA’S publicly funded vocational education and training system had its belt tightened a little further last year.
Chalk one up for free school
TOBY Young’s inspiring project in London might have a lesson for Christopher Pyne.
Year 12 external exams set to return
EXTERNAL exams for Year 12 students will be introduced in Queensland under the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry.
Pyne eyes jobs for overseas graduates
CHRISTOPHER Pyne has promised to open the jobs market to more overseas students who have graduated from Australian universities.
‘Forget arguments about school funding. The real problem is noisy and disruptive classrooms’
CLASSROOM chaos is the biggest obstacle to school learning.
Outside body for state schools
PUBLIC schools in NSW are to become the first in the nation to be held accountable by an external body.
Quiet word about rowdy classes
EVEN the students admit it: Australian schools tend to be on the rowdy side.
Much merit in elitism
OUR universities must keep pace.
Pyne wants those who most want to teach
CHRISTOPHER Pyne says aspiring teachers should be selected from those choosing education as their first or second university preference.
Gillard to advance girls’ education
JULIA Gillard will use her credentials as an “education reformer” in her work with a leading US think tank on advancing girls’ schooling.
Phonics proven path to literacy
TEACHING children to read needs a structure.
Pyne urged to honour funding
THE Abbott government is headed for a confrontation on schools funding.
Robb’s mission to lure students
TRADE Minister Andrew Robb has moved to shore up Australia’s $15bn international education market.
Bad teaching kills reading skills
YOUNG learners are being hampered by poor methods.
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