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Autonomy, strong female leadership key to success of Indigenous owned Murri School
In Indigenous education, we constantly hear bad news stories of children falling through gaps and schools unable to assist students…
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State high school enrolments declining in Australia
You may have heard recently that public schools in Australia have experienced increased enrolments, but this is actually misleading. Public…
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Gonski 2.0: grappling with Catholics, independents and Greens to pass bill
Gonski 2.0: Leaked figures from within the government showed a massive drop in funding to low-fee Catholic schools. Government response…
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Why Indigenous children benefit from bilingual education
Increasingly, international and Australian research make strong links between recognition and use of first language and cultural knowledge, and student…
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Ken Boston endorsement shows Gonski 2.0 should go ahead: Birmingham
Federal education minister, Simon Birmingham, says endorsement from “Dr Ken Boston, another member of the Gonski panel” indicates the funding…
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Report sparks concern about how schools support students with disabilities
An inquiry in one Australian state regarding students with a disability has indicated that schools' response to challenging behaviours is…
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Aboriginal knowledge for the science curriculum
The Western view alone limits students. Aboriginal knowledge enhances science education with examples of Aboriginal science.
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Teaching Resources
Catholic schools’ ‘Safe Schools alternative’ not so alternative
A Catholic school network’s launch of an “alternative” to Safe Schools Coalition - an anti-bullying program – is based on…
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Crack the code for young readers with phonics
The divide over teaching children how to read has long existed between those who support the ‘whole language’ approach and…
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