Personal best ‘key to results in school’
Students should be encouraged to aim for a ‘personal best’ in the classroom.
Education
Labor promises free TAFE
More than 600,000 students will be able to go to TAFE for free under a NSW Labor plan to address skill shortages.
World-first work program launched
World-first training program to educate young people with Down syndrome and help them find meaningful employment is launched by a Melbourne charity.
Doubts over reading program data
A landmark study into a popular literacy program has been criticised for omitting data in its final evaluation report.
Role model shows what’s possible
Up and coming athlete James Widders-Leece never imagined he’d be mentoring indigenous students through high school.
Teachers push for same-sex reading
A group of teachers wants the English texts for secondary students to better reflect the nation’s diverse sexual identities.
Overseas student earnings hit $34bn
Australia’s booming education export sector has continued its rapid growth, hitting a record value of $33.9 billion last year.
Labor vows flood research cash for Southern Cross
A Labor government will give Southern Cross University $12.3 million for flood research.
Teachers in poll push for funding
The national teachers’ union is to unleash an army of members into marginal electorates in a bid for more school funding.
Indigenous scholars carve Oxbridge path
Before 2010 no indigenous students were doing a full-time degree at Oxford or Cambridge — now there are 17.
Labor at odds on failed bid to protect students
Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten have failed to secure a deal to protect gay school students from discrimination.
Lift remote teacher pay: Abbott
Tony Abbott has recommended boosting pay and conditions for teachers in remote schools.
Parties close to deal to protect gay students
Schools could be prevented from expelling children based on their gender or sexual identity by week’s end.
Catholic executive faces work complaint
Catholic Education Melbourne’s executive director is facing an investigation into an unsubstantiated workplace complaint.
PM given lifeline on gay pupil bill
Scott Morrison has been given extra time to come up with a solution to protect gay students from discrimination.
Union’s phonics tests objection ‘proven to be nonsense’
A key argument against introducing compulsory phonics screening in early primary school has been discredited.
Faith schools face lawyers’ picnic
The nation faces years of legal uncertainty and litigation because of flaws in the religious freedom plans of both sides of politics.
Four-year-olds playing preschool politics Four-year-olds play preschool politics
A Melbourne preschool is incorporating a recent Kids Off Nauru campaign into a lesson on refugee rights.
Labor ‘playing politics’ over gay students
Penny Wong’s proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act will meet with stiff resistance from other parliamentarians.
‘All about the students’ for striking teachers
Striking teachers in South Australia say the industrial action is about conditions and funding for student support.
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