Muslim school principal ousted
THE nation’s peak Muslim body continues to charge the country’s largest Muslim school millions of dollars in management fees.
Education
Islamic schools’ financial strife
FINANCIAL mismanagement of Muslim schools has been exposed as a national problem.
Don’t just throw money at education
CHINA’S enthusiasm for science and research resembles the US in the 1950s and 60s.
Bilingual tack gains traction
PETER Garrett has declared he will talk to state governments about adopting bilingual education for indigenous children.
Boarding offers view outside the box
EACH weekday in a house on Sydney’s outskirts, a group of Aboriginal children emerge at the crack of dawn, smartly dressed.
Push for bilingual education
BILINGUAL indigenous language education should be introduced to all schools with Aboriginal students, says a parliamentary report.
Skills plateau despite fund boost
LITERACY and numeracy skills among school students have remained fairly stable despite billions of dollars in extra funding.
Crusade to build on revolution
WILL Julia Gillard’s zeal lead to the kind of education system we want?
Libs shift ground on school funding pledge
THE federal opposition has backed down from its commitment to increase funding for schools by 6 per cent a year.
Schools tests show little improvement
LITERACY and numeracy skills among school students have remained fairly stable over the past four years, despite extra spending to try to lift standards.
Freeze ‘threatens 1700 uni jobs’
THE nation’s leading university vice-chancellors have warned Julia Gillard that any freeze to research grants could cost up to 1700 jobs.
Queensland Premier ‘stole my future’
LISA Rake feels like a political football in an economic game.
Education reforms ‘dead in the water’
INDEPENDENT schools say the Gonski reforms are ‘dead in the water’ as state and federal governments drag educators in opposite directions.
OECD gives Gonski tick of approval
PLANS to reform the school funding system based on the Gonski review have received the endorsement of the OECD.
NSW backs away from private school cuts
NSW will slash $1.7bn from the state’s school and TAFE systems, but appears to have given non-government schools a reprieve from cuts.
MPs rebel on private school hit
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell faces a backbench revolt over plans to slash public funding from Catholic and independent schools.
Media bias stifles debate
THE ABC and others ignore the evidence and campaign in favour of public education.
From Gympie to Garrett’s right hand
WHEN Carlin Anderson describes himself as an all-rounder, it is with typical teenage understatement.
Rethink the way we teach kids
THE real task of reform is getting more value out of old money rather than finding new funds.
Gillard’s quixotic crusade
THE Prime Minister’s school plan is unachievable and counter-productive.
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