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education June 18, 2022
Why Australia should ban private schools
The Morrison government’s overblown funding of private schools exacerbated inequality, undermined social cohesion and sabotaged cultural creativity.
education December 11, 2021
‘I’m not going to sugar-coat it’: meet 2021’s most resilient school leavers
For some young people, finishing school in a global pandemic was made more difficult by the compounding effects of disadvantage.
education November 27, 2021
While the Howard government is remembered for dismantling student unionism, the changes it made to university councils had an even more chilling effect on academics wishing to critique the universities where they work.
education November 6, 2021
First Nations students and finding the right pathway
As an honours student studying philosophy at Melbourne University, having just missed out on a Rhodes Scholarship, Warumungu man Ethan Taylor is interested in the production of knowledge and justice.
education August 10, 2019
The bullying of school leadership by parents
Where once school principals were treated with deference and respect, today they are often met with aggression and conflict.
education July 27, 2019
Casualisation of academic teaching
This year, seven Australian universities made it into the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings. Their vice-chancellors cheered. International students use this, as well as the Times Higher Education league table, to guide their choices, and...
education June 1, 2019
With studies showing too much time on smartphones adversely affects children’s mental and social development, is it time for teens to be forced to disconnect – at least occasionally – from their online lives?
education April 27, 2019
Yiramalay/Wesley Studio School
A two-way learning program founded through collaboration between an Indigenous community in the Kimberley and an exclusive Melbourne private school could one day become a model for other education projects across Australia.
education November 10, 2018
Yawuru Indigenous language course
As the first students graduate from a groundbreaking Yawuru language course in Broome, there are high hopes the program will become a model for teaching Indigenous languages around the country.
education February 10, 2018
While there is growing support for teaching children about physical intimacy and consent, some educators want it discussed at school, while others think it best left to parents.
education December 9, 2017
Boys’ behaviour and teaching challenges
Behavioural problems in young boys are contributing to increasing numbers falling behind academically, which can cascade into emotional and mental health issues later in life.
