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How maths puzzles can explain COVID spread
Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy uses vampires and math puzzles to help young people understand COVID's exponential growth. He writes:
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ATAR result panic? Chatswood student Megan shares her alternative pathway
"I would tell my younger self that as long as you did your best during HSC and even though you…
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Brentwood Park Primary student wins one of the largest student art comps in Australia
The second-grader's win also means Brentwood Park Primary School will receive a $3,000 art grant.
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Administration
No, Education Minister, we don’t have enough evidence to support banning mobile phones in schools
Until this vacuum is addressed, we cannot know for certain mobile phone bans in schools are a good idea. And…
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From power battles to education theatre: the history of standardised testing
Some successful education nations like Finland — which rank highly in international standardised tests like PISA — avoid external, national…
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Principals access other areas of budget to make up for disability funding shortfall
“Many students with disability and behavioural issues need 1:1 Teacher assistant support. Very rarely does funding cover what schools need.…
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Administration
A year without NAPLAN has given us a chance to re-evaluate how we gauge school quality
We need a system that delivers confident citizens and creative problem solvers. And that means re-evaluating what we mean by…
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Rural teaching plan unveiled by gov
Teachers in regional and rural schools can now apply to join a new leadership program that aims to develop the…
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Australia hasn’t performed well at maths and science recently. We’re about to find out if we’ve improved
The first TIMSS test was in 1995. Results from the last cycle, TIMSS 2015, showed the maths and science achievement…
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We don’t need banks teaching kids about money. Schools have it covered
The Victorian government this week announced it would ban all banking schemes from operating in public schools from 2021.
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