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Why many high-achieving Indigenous students are shunning university
Despite having similar aspirations in primary schools, high-achieving Indigenous students were significantly less likely to want to go to university…
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Teaching maths: what does the evidence say actually works?
“I’m just so bad at maths!” Too often we hear that claim uttered in fear and frustration. It’s not just…
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School camps a rite of passage to remember
School camps can offer a student a sense of meaning and purpose, they can provide practice in overcoming obstacles, develop…
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Peter Goss: Gonski 2.0 victory for children over politics
In an article published hours after the passage of Gonski 2.0, Grattan Institute's Peter Goss renewed his support for the…
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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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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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Consolidation in OOSH care ‘causing problems’
When a non-verbal seven-year-old boy with autism and Down syndrome walked unnoticed out of his after-school care and into a…
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Why is financial literacy declining in Australian 15-year-olds?
Around a fifth of 15-year-olds in Australia do not have basic financial literacy, according to a new OECD Programme for…
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