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NSW Budget delivers record $24.4 billion for lifelong learning

This includes more than $725 million invested in early childhood education, $20.5 billion on schools and $2.9 billion on skills.

3 years ago

“To reverse decline in school standards, focus on teacher training,” says gov

The average 15-year-old Singaporean school student is now three years ahead of the average 15-year-old Australian in mathematics and 18…

3 years ago

Aussie kids are some of the least active in the world. We developed a cheap school program that gets results

We developed and tested a program that trains teachers and schools to enhance the physical activity of their students long-term.…

3 years ago

More stress, unclear gains: are selective schools really worth it?

Selective schools are known for being consistently high-performing, producing some of the highest final-year secondary school outcomes. The chances of…

3 years ago

The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?

The motion was moved by Senator Pauline Hanson. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an academic theory developed primarily by…

3 years ago

Mid-career barriers to teaching torn down

The reform will focus on four key features: removing barriers to entry to the profession, bringing people into the classroom…

3 years ago

Investment in modern classrooms would lift student performance

“Public school enrolments have grown by 300,000 over the last decade and there will be an additional 200,000 students entering…

3 years ago

Free schools guide about inclusiveness and climate science is not ideological — it’s based on evidence

Topics such as “superdiversity” and “declaring a climate emergency” are only only a small selection of the 35 other topics...…

3 years ago

School catchment zones may be annoying for some parents, but they help ensure equality for everyone

The South Australian government in recent months announced it was relaxing its catchment zone policy for secondary schools. This means…

3 years ago

Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance

We examined how greenery and traffic-related air pollution were associated with the average 2018 NAPLAN scores in years 3 and…

3 years ago

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