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Algorithms can decide your marks, your work prospects and your financial security. How do you know they’re fair?

Algorithms are becoming commonplace. They can determine employment prospects, financial security and more. The use of algorithms can be controversial…

2 years ago

Children’s Word of the Year show student desire to take back control post-COVID

Children’s language experts analysed more than 76,000 short stories and over 9 million words written by Australian students aged seven…

2 years ago

Why do Australian states need a national curriculum, and do teachers even use it?

Teachers get the curriculum directly from the website. For these teachers, the Australian Curriculum is like Google Maps. It tells…

2 years ago

Yes, Australia’s PISA test results may be slipping, but new findings show most students didn’t try very hard

Most Australian students who took part in the last OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) said they would have…

2 years ago

A failure at 6? Data-driven assessment isn’t helping young children’s learning

Schools are turning their backs on the relentless measuring of young children’s attainments. St John’s, a multicultural primary school in…

2 years ago

MPs banned from visiting public schools as industrial action escalates

The ongoing industrial action includes new bans on NAPLAN Online School Readiness Testing and education support staff undertaking duties during…

2 years ago

Digital first for NSW curriculum; Special event for hard-hit students

New English and Maths syllabuses for our youngest students were released this week – a major milestone in the NSW…

2 years ago

Teacher wins $1M Global Teacher Prize

Together, the Global Teacher Prize and the Global Student Prize tell inspirational stories from both sides of education. The prizes…

2 years ago

Call to action to improve school attendance

Significant problems with school student attendance and retention rates in South Australia have not been addressed with adequate resources and…

2 years ago

Being in a class with high achievers improves students’ test scores. We tried to find out why

There is a large body of research showing better peers can help increase a child’s test scores. But much less…

2 years ago

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